Symphony Opening Night: The Power of Influence
Symphony Opening Night: The Power of Influence
September 29, 2016 - 7:30pm
Where:
Mannoni Performing Arts Center
Price:
TICKETED Southern Miss Ticket Office; 800.844.8425 or 601.266.5418 Contact:
Symphony Orchestra belinda.taft@usm.edu 601-266-4001
Sponsoring Organization:
School of Music 
Schumann- Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 54; Ellen Elder, piano
Brahms – Symphony No. 2 in D major, op. 73
The Power of Influence includes two of the most famous works in the symphonic repertoire, Robert Schumann’s famous Piano Concerto in A minor and Johannes Brahms’ spectacular Symphony No. 2 in D major.
Brahms came under the influence of Schumann beginning in the early 1850s. His relationship with both Robert and Clara Schumann had a significant and long-lasting effect on his musical and personal life. When one hears a concert where Schumann opens the program and Brahms brings it to a close, it is impossible not to hear and feel the powerful relationship between the two.
