Saturday, December 14, 2019
8:00 PM
In an encore broadcast showcasing one of the centerpieces of Russian orchestral grace, Andris Nelsons conducts the BSO in Act II of Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker," plus the American premiere of a work by Latvian composer Andris Dzenītis.
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Andris DZENĪTIS Māra (American premiere; BSO co-commission)
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 1
TCHAIKOVSKY The Nutcracker, Act II
Encore broadcast from November 10, 2018
Andris Nelsons previews the program with WCRB's Brian McCreath:
Andris Dzenītis describes the inspirations behind Māra, including the symbols seen below:
bso181110_dzenitis_edit.mp3
![symbols for Dzenitis's Mara](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b238a10/2147483647/strip/true/crop/600x306+0+0/resize/880x449!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Flegacy%2Fsites%2Fwcrb%2Ffiles%2F201811%2Fdzenitis_-_mara_symbols_600.jpg)
Credit Boston Symphony Orchestra