PRODIGY POWER- Beethoven & Blue Jeans

Scott Speck, conductor

Marc Yu, piano

Glass- Funeral from Akhnaten

Beethoven- Piano Concerto no. 1

Beethoven- Symphony no. 5

Put on your jeans, get comfortable, and join us for this causal concert featuring the incredible 9-year-old prodigy pianist, Marc Yu   who has appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Ellen and has his very own National Geographic special. Though his feet do not touch the floor, yours will be tapping along as the MSO and this talented youngster perform Beethoven's lively Piano Concerto no. 1. After an ecstatic piece by composer Philip Glass, Music Director Scott Speck will then lead the orchestra in the most famous classical symphony ever, Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.

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Marc Yu's appearance is funded in part by a grant from the Southern Arts Federation in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and The Alabama State Council on the Arts.