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Sir Donald Runnicles conducts the Atlanta Symphony in the classics

By Erica Miner, 23 October 2020
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Reviewed at Atlanta Symphony Hall, Atlanta on 22 October 2020
Programme
Mozart, String Quartet no. 19 in C major "Dissonance", K465
Haydn, Cello Concerto no. 2 in D major, Hob VIIb:2
Haydn, Symphony no. 60 in C major, "Il distratto",
Performers
Rainer Eudeikis, Cello
Peachtree String Quartet
Sir Donald Runnicles, Conductor
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
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Erica Miner
Erica Miner

As a Metropolitan Opera violinist Erica performed with James Levine, Leonard Bernstein and countless opera luminaries. Now an award-winning author, screenwriter, arts journalist and lecturer, Erica’s opera presentations include Wagner Societies in California, New York, Boston, North Carolina and Sydney, Australia. Her recently released novel Aria for Murder, the first in her ‘Operatic Mystery’ series, authentically reflects her experiences in the Met Orchestra. Sequels are due in 2023 and 2024. Erica’s personal website is here.