Heroic

April 29, 2023 - 7:30pm

PRECONCERT CHAT: 6:45pm

April Geneva Lewis, violin (photo credit - Motti Fang-Bentov)

• Tennis connection - Geneva Lewis’s father is Chris Lewis, the former tennis pro who reached the 1983 Wimbledon singles final as an unseeded player. 

• Hostile reception - Critic Eduard Hanslick said the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto proved that "...music can exist which stinks to the ear..."

• Unappreciated master - Known as one of the world’s leading conductors, Mahler composed in his spare time.  His works were widely regarded as oddities during his lifetime.

  • Weber Der Freischütz Overture
  • Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35
         Geneva Lewis, violin
  • Mahler Symphony No. 1 in D Major "Titan"

Whitehead Auditorium. Reservations Required. 
Tickets $28 each.  Call (229) 333-2150.






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