Jun Märkl conducts the music of fellow German Richard Strauss with “fire and finesse” (The Baltimore Sun), bringing out the immense emotions in Strauss’ portrait of the life of an artist. A rarely heard gem from early in the career of France’s maven of mysticism, The Resplendent Tomb proves how well Messiaen soaked up the wisdom of his teacher, Paul Dukas (of The Sorcerer’s Apprentice fame). BSO’s Principal Clarinet YaoGuang Zhai frolics through the convivial concerto that Mozart wrote for a dear friend, and Gabriela Lena Frank imagines guiding her hero Benjamin Britten through the Peru of her ancestors. 

Artists
Jun Märkl, conductor
YaoGuang Zhai, clarinet

Repertoire
GABRIELA LENA FRANK Concertino Cusqueño
MOZART Clarinet Concerto
MESSIAEN Le Tombeau resplendissant
STRAUSS Death and Transfiguration

Principal Clarinetist YaoGuang Zhai is generously sponsored for the 2023-24 season by Sheila Myers

LATE NIGHT TRIVIA | SAT, JAN 20 MEYERHOFF Are you a movie buff? Can you shout out the soundtrack as you hear it in a movie theatre — this trivia is for you! Gather after the concert in the Meyerhoff Lounge to play lightning round trivia, all about famous themes in movie music. Hosted by BSO violist, Helen Hess.