Event listing: Symphonie Fantastique, French Festival, Fuchs & Biegel | Capitol Theatre | Fri 20 May 2016 at 20:00

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Capitol Theatre1015 Main St, Wheeling, West Virginia, 26003, United States

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Programme

Chabrier, Emmanuel (1841-1894)	Joyeuse marche
Fauré, Gabriel (1845-1924)	Pelléas et Mélisande, Op.80
Fuchs, Kenneth (b. 1956)	Piano Concerto "Spiritualist"
Berlioz, Hector (1803-1869)	Symphonie fantastique, Op.14

Performers

André Raphel	Conductor
Wheeling Symphony
Jeffrey Biegel	Piano

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Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique: The demon symphony

Bachtrack, 16th April

Gareth Davies, Principal Flute of the London Symphony Orchestra, talks about the furious scramble to keep up with Colin Davis performing Berlioz’s great hallucinatory symphony.

Berlioz 150: The Amazing Fantastique

Sir Roger Norrington, 4th February

Sir Roger Norrington explores the history of “the first truly Romantic score in history” and recounts his experiences performing it.

The story of Symphonie Fantastique

Danny Riley, 4th September

Berlioz had a rather trying time while he was composing Symphonie fantastique. Here, we take a look at his amorous obsessions.

See Pelléas et Mélisande, Op.80 in

Santiago de Compostela, Spain El Ferrol, Spain Munich, Germany Monte-Carlo, Monaco Brussels, Belgium Paris, France

Important new American piano concerto première in Wheeling

Phillip Nones, 20th May

One of America's high quality regional orchestras premieres a new Amercan piano concerto by Kenneth Fuchs, along with presenting a trio of French orchestral gems.

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