Pictures at an Exhibition
Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto3 dates
Conductor Emeritus Peter Oundjian leads a program that spotlights new voices and musical portraits, beginning with a World Première by RBC Affiliate Composer Liam Ritz. Spectacular saxophonist Steven Banks then brings to life Joan Tower’s lyrical Love Returns , a soulful new concerto reflecting on how love resurfaces through struggle and renewal, before the orchestra invites listeners on Mussorgsky’s vivid walk through an art gallery in Pictures at an Exhibition .