Tchaikovsky’s Fourth

Jonathan Sturm, Julie Sturm, and Nicholas Roth feature in Beethoven’s “Triple” Concerto, plus Walker’s Lyric for Strings and Tchiakovsky’s dramatic Fourth Symphony

Tchaikovsky’s blazing Fourth Symphony was composed in direct response to Beethoven’s Fifth. His battles with fate are vividly realized in dreamlike, lyrical passages punctuated with cosmic joy and dramatic spectacle. Beethoven’s “Triple” Concerto features the intertwining melodies of Concertmaster Jonathan Sturm, Principal Cellist Julie Sturm, and pianist Nicholas Roth. But first, the Orchestra plays Pulitzer Prize-winning African-American composer George Walker’s serene Lyric for Strings.