WSU Symphony Orchestra Concert

Faculty cellist Leonid Shukaev, a founding member of the St. Petersburg String Quartet, appears as soloist with the WSU Symphony Orchestra. Shukaev will perform Tchaikosky's Variations on a Rococo Theme, a virtuosic showpiece for cello and orchestra. The program also features Berlioz' Symphonie Fantastique, one of the first great masterworks of the Romantic era. Opening the concert will be White Lies for Lomax by contemporary composer Mason Bates. Mark Laycock will conduct the program.