Maestro Otto Tausk is joined by British composer and musicologist Paul Rissmann, as they discover and uncover the secrets to Hector Berlioz’s incomparable Symphonie fantastique. Completely revolutionary at its premiere in 1830, the piece is the product of an opium induced dreamscape. Dive deep into this great musical drama and discover its lasting power to surprise and astonish. Rissmann is without parallel. He has a line of communication that exactly matches, then advances, the listening skills of his audience.”
May 10 and 11 at 8:00 p.m. Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver May 12 at 7:00 p.m. Bell Performing Arts Centre, Surrey Tickets: https://secure.vancouversymphony.ca
