Guest Conductor Nicholas McGegan Leads Atlanta Symphony, May 24-26

Guest conductor Nicholas McGegan will lead the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in a program featuring the Atlanta Symphony premiere of Handel's Concerto Grosso in G Major as well as the subscription premiere of Gluck's "Dance of the Blessed Spirits" from Orfeo ed Euridice. Guest violinist Stefan Jackiw will make his Atlanta Symphony debut playing Bruch's Scottish Fantasy. Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 4, "Italian," is also on the program. The performances will take place tonight, May 24, and May 25, and 26, 2012, at 8:00 p.m. in Atlanta Symphony Hall at the Woodruff Arts Center.

These performances will mark Mr. McGegan's ninth appearance with the Orchestra. He most recently conducted the Atlanta Symphony in October 2008. About the Repertoire HANDEL Concerto Grosso in G Major George Frideric Handel composed his magnificent twelve Concerti Grossi, Opus 6, with incredible (but not atypical) speed. Handel completed the entire set between September 29 and October 30, 1739... (more) BRUCH Scottish Fantasy Throughout his career, Max Bruch received inspiration from the folk music of various countries... GLUCK "Dance of the Blessed Spirits" from Orfeo ed Euridice 1

Guest conductor Nicholas McGegan will lead the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in a program featuring the Atlanta Symphony premiere of Handel's Concerto Grosso in G Major as well as the subscription premiere of Gluck's "Dance of the Blessed Spirits" from Orfeo ed Euridice. Guest violinist Stefan Jackiw will make his Atlanta Symphony debut playing Bruch's Scottish Fantasy. Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 4, "Italian," is also on the program. The performances will take place May 24, 25, and 26, 2012, at 8:00 p.m. in Atlanta Symphony Hall at the Woodruff Arts Center.

These performances will mark Mr. McGegan's ninth appearance with the Orchestra. He most recently conducted the Atlanta Symphony in October 2008.

George Frideric Handel composed his magnificent twelve Concerti Grossi, Opus 6, with incredible (but not atypical) speed. Handel completed the entire set between September 29 and October 30, 1739.

BRUCH Scottish Fantasy Throughout his career, Max Bruch received inspiration from the folk music of various countries.

In 1761, the German composer Christoph Willibald Gluck, and the Italian writer, Ranieri Calzabigi, met in Vienna. Both Gluck and Calzabigi were troubled by what they perceived as 18th-century Italian opera's emphasis of vocal display at the expense of drama.

Music lovers are the happy beneficiaries of Felix Mendelssohn's love for travel. The young composer's fulfilling 1829 journey to Scotland inspired two of his masterpieces, the Hebrides (Fingal's Cave) Overture (1830) and the "Scottish" Symphony (begun in 1829 and finally completed in 1842).

Recognized by The New Yorker as "an acclaimed expert in 18th-century style," Nicholas McGegan is an international conductor. Based in the San Francisco Bay area, where he is Music Director of the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra (PBO), he is called upon by symphony orchestras across the globe.

Violinist Stefan Jackiw is recognized as one of his generation's most significant artists, with playing that combines poetry and purity with an impeccable technique.

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, currently in its 67th season, consistently affirms its position as one of America's leading Orchestras by performing great music, presenting great artists, educating, and engaging.

Audiences have the opportunity to learn more about the music they'll be hearing at concerts with free Concert Previews given by composers, conductors, educators, and musical experts, all hosted by ASO Insider and Program Annotator Ken Meltzer. Thursday evenings, 7:00–7:30 p.m. in Symphony Hall (unless otherwise noted). Concerts previews are free and open to all concert ticket holders. Speakers and locations are subject to change.

An Atlanta Symphony tradition returns in the 2011–2012 season - Fanfare, the pre-concert buffet-style dining by Legendary Partners, will be available to all concertgoers at all evening Delta Classical, Superpops!, and the Cola-Cola Holiday concert performances from 6:00–8:00 p.m. 

This concert is part of the Delta Classical Concert Series. Delta Air Lines is the Official Airline of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.

Single tickets for these performances are $21 to $79. All single tickets for the 2011–2012 season are on sale now, and available online at atlantasymphony.org, or by calling (404) 733-5000. Tickets may also be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com, all ticketmaster outlets, and the Woodruff Arts Center Box Office, located in the Woodruff Arts Center at 15th and Peachtree Streets. Box office hours are Monday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; Tuesday through Friday 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.; and Saturday and Sunday 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

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