Joshua Bell and Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition

Boston Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin

Grace-Evangeline MASON The Imagined Forest
DE HARTMANN Violin Concerto 
MUSSORGSKY (orch. RAVEL) Pictures at an Exhibition

Violin superstar Joshua Bell performs Thomas de Hartmann’s Violin Concerto, a rediscovered gem full of drama, technical virtuosity, and beautiful motifs. Grace-Evangeline Mason’s The Imagined Forest takes the audience on a journey through the fantasy, folklore, and danger of the woodlands. Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition with its distinct storytelling, hilarious characters, and epic finale, unfolds like a vivid musical gallery, each movement painting a scene. Fast-rising star Jonathon Heyward leads the program.