Performer: Shiyeon Sung

A young cellist impresses in Haydn's C major concerto, but the same key in Schumann's Second Symphony exposes weaknesses in the conductor's approach.

A rare outing for Fanny Mendelssohn's Overture in C opens the second half of the Boston season. 

The William Tell Overture promises much, Grieg and Tchaikovsky are well played but struggle to escape the routine.