Nashville Symphony | Michael Francis, conductor | Natasha Paremski, piano

Program

Carlos Simon: The Block
Antonín Dvořák: Slavonic Dances, Opus 72
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Concerto No. 2 for Piano and Orchestra

Michael Francis opens his Nashville debut concert with American composer Carlos Simon’s exuberant interpretation of the rich energy and joyous scenery of a vibrant city block in Harlem. Dvořák’s Slavonic Dances are always a crowd pleaser, and pianist Natasha Paremski, known for her fiery and wildly dynamic approach to the Russian repertoire, joins for Rachmaninoff’s lush, romantic, and dramatic Second Piano Concerto.