**NEW** Free Pre-concert Lecture in Corson Auditorium, 2-2:30 pm from Dr. Angela Lickiss Aleo, Director of the TC Phil Community Music School.

Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 5

Barber, Violin Concerto

Judith Ingolfsson makes her TC debut with the heartachingly beautiful, fiendishly difficult Barber Violin Concerto. The story goes that the “initial” intended performer wanted something more “flashy” for the last movement. Barber delivered and it was so difficult that the violinist never played it! Ms. Ingolfsson has performed it many times to great acclaim. Maestro Rhodes first led the orchestra in October 2000 with Tchaikovsky’s 5th Symphony during his interview concert. It’s his favorite of the Tchaikovsky Symphonies, with its unparalleled drama and beauty.