December 9, 2024 | 8:00 pm
University Symphony Orchestra
Free - no tickets required
“Contrasts and Concertos” – In this exciting USO concert, the spotlight is on pianist Aleks Shameti, winner of the 2024 SMTD Concerto Competition, and the musicians of the USO, in two virtuoso Hungarian showpieces by Liszt and Bartók. In the evening’s opening piece, Enescu’s Prelude in Unison, the orchestra’s string sections seem to tell a story of personal struggle, aspiration, triumph, and serenity. Kenneth Kiesler, conductor.