FSO Classical Concerts

The Flint Symphony regularly performs music that challenges and inspires musicians and audience members alike. The Flint Journal has called Maestro Diemecke, "nearly flawless," and has referred to orchestra performances as "outstanding," "sparkling," and "brilliant."

The Flint Symphony Orchestra Classical Concert Season is sponsored by the Whiting Foundation and The Flint Journal.

Turning Points in Music
At a defining moment in politics – music played. At a critical moment in history – music existed.… Show more At a moment of truth for a composer – music was created. The Flint Symphony Orchestra and Maestro Enrique Diemecke examine dramatic turning points in music – points of historical, political and musical significance. Together, we explore the finite moments of decisive change made by and from music.

September 22, 2012
Events of the Evening

5 pm • Gala
7:30 pm • PreConcert Talk
8:30 pm • Concert

Copland, El Salón Mexico
Turning Point: The beginning of the nationalistic style of composing in the United States.
Prokofiev, Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, op. 16
Turning Point: Changed the shape of virtuosity to a more modernistic style.
Beethoven, Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, op. 67
Turning Point: The first time that a single motif takes the place of a melody or theme.

Enrique Diemecke, conductor • Haochen Zhang, piano

Prices
From $8 - $57

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November 10, 2012
Events of the Evening
7 pm • PreConcert Talk
8 pm • Concert

Dukas, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Turning Point: The first major French symphonic poem.
Ravel, Concerto for Piano (Left Hand) And Orchestra in D Major
Turning Point: Composed for a pianist friend who lost his right hand in WWI.
Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, op. 64
Turning Point: A true romantic symphony that brings to mind the novels of the great Russian writers.

Enrique Diemecke, conductor • Alexandre Moutouzkine, piano

Prices
From $8 - $57

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January 19, 2013
Events of the Evening

7 pm • PreConcert Talk
8 pm • Concert

Bernstein, West Side Story Suite
Turning Point: The first crossover musical/opera based on an urban American story.
Bruckner, Symphony No. 7 in E Major (Cahis 12)
Turning Point: The beginning of the post-romantic period of music.

Enrique Diemecke, conductor • Sarah Chang, violin

Prices
From $8 - $58

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February 16, 2013
Events of the Evening

7 pm • PreConcert Talk
8 pm • Concert

Debussy, Prelude to Afternoon of a Faun
Turning Point: The beginning of modern composition.
Barber, Knoxville: Summer of 1915 op. 24
Turning Point: Musically paints the lifestyle of America in the early 1900s.
Barber, Two Scenes from Antony and Cleopatra, op. 40
Turning Point: The opera was commissioned for the opening of the new Metropolitian Opera House at Lincoln Center.
Stravinsky, The Rite of Spring
Turning Point: The premiere caused the biggest musical scandal of modern times.

Enrique Diemecke, conductor • Indra Thomas, soprano

Prices
From $8 - $57

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March 16, 2013
Events of the Evening

7 pm • PreConcert Talk
8 pm • Concert

Violin Concerto To Be Announced
Mahler, Symphony No. 10 in F-Sharp Major (Cooke/Diemecke)
Turning Point: Mahler’s unfinished symphony that has been reconstructed several times, beginning 50 years after his death.

Enrique Diemecke, conductor • Joohye Lim, violin, 2012 William C.Byrd Young Artist Competition Winner

Prices
From $8 - $57

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April 13, 2013
Events of the Evening

7 pm • PreConcert Talk
8 pm • Concert

Vaughan Williams, Symphony No. 1, A Sea Symphony
Turning Point: Describes the seas of the Earth; composed by an Englishman and set to the poems of American Walt Whitman.
Verdi, Prelude, Triumphal March and Ballet from Aïda
Turning Point: The opera was commissioned for the opening of the Suez Canal.

Enrique Diemecke, conductor
Rosa D'Imperio, soprano
Mark Rucker, baritone
Flint Festival Chorus, Wendy Bloom, director
Vanguard Voices, Kevin Dewey, director

Prices
From $8 - $57

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