USC Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven’s “Pastoral” – October 30

September 6, 2017

Monday, October 30, 2017, 7:30 p.m.

Koger Center for the Arts 

Ari Streisfeld, violin

Daniel Sweaney, viola

Mozart – Sinfonia concertante for violin, viola and orchestra in E-flat major

Beethoven – Symphony No. 6 in F Minor, Op. 68 “Pastoral”

With its evocations of brooks, birdsongs, and thunderstorms, Beethoven’s bucolic “Pastoral” symphony celebrates the beauty of nature and is one of the composer’s most beloved works. Mozart’s Sinfonia concertante opens the concert and showcases USC’s newest members of the string faculty, violinist Ari Streisfeld and violist Daniel Sweaney.