Elliott Plays Tchaikovsky

Atlanta Symphony Hall, Atlanta2 dates

This week, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra welcomes the stellar young cellist Sterling Elliott for the elegant and playfully charming Variations on a Rococo Theme. The concert gets underway with kaleidoscopic dreamscapes à la Debussy and ends with a vivid rendering of medieval altarpieces by Hindemith. In Mathis der Maler, Hindemith draws upon medieval chant and the Technicolor forces of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra to capture the striking chiaroscuro of various Biblical scenes, from angelic…