Sibelius Symphony 2
Jean-Marie Zeitouni, conductor
Ji Su Jung, marimba (Ji Su Jung appears by arrangement with the Curtis Institute of Music)
Fauré: Suite from Pelléas et Mélisande
Kevin Puts: Marimba Concerto
Sibelius: Symphony No. 2
Known for his eloquently passionate interpretations, Jean-Marie Zeitouni conducts Fauré’s Pelléas et Mélisande suite and the Symphony No. 2 by Finnish hero Jean Sibelius, composed under the shadow of Russian expansionism. Making her KWS debut, the award-winning percussionist Ji Su Jung takes centre stage in a rare marimba concerto by Kevin Puts.
Prelude
This concert feature a pre-concert chat with Ji Su Jung at 7 PM before the concert begins.