Feb 3-4 - Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty and Britten's Young Persons Guide to the Orchestra

Summary: Welcome to this digital edition of Phillip Huscher's Program Notes for upcoming concerts by the CSO Feb 3-4. Bramwell Tovey, "one of the most versatile and charismatic musicians in the world” (MusicalAmerica.com), makes his CSO subscription series debut with a program featuring Britten's The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, the composer's famous theme and variations that spotlight each section of the ensemble. Tchaikovsky's music from Act 2 of Sleeping Beauty contains one of his most beloved waltzes.