The Dallas Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Fabio Luisi. Photo by Sylva Elzafon.
In Wednesday’s (11/1) KERA News (North Texas), Jerome Weeks writes, “It’s the most extensive tour the Dallas Symphony has done in years. Music director Fabio Luisi will lead 10 concerts in Madrid, Frankfurt, Munich, Vienna, Cologne, Brussels and three other cities. And all of this will be done in just two weeks…. The last time the DSO was in Europe—in 2013 with former music director Jaap van Zweden—the orchestra played to some acclaim in Amsterdam, Vienna and Hamburg. In addition to standard classical fare, such as Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6, the ‘Pathetique,’ and Mahler’s Symphony No. 5, the DSO will offer What Keeps Me Awake by former DSO composer-in-residence Angélica Negrón. Also included will be the European premiere of composer-in-residence Sophia Jani’s new work, ‘Flare,’ in her hometown of Munich, Germany. This is the orchestra’s first international tour with Luisi as conductor. Accompanying the DSO will be three celebrated soloists: violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter, baritone Thomas Hampson, and violinist James Ehnes.”
