South Florida Symphony Orchestra: Brahms & Saint-Saëns

Led by Maestra Sebrina Alfonso, South Florida Symphony Orchestra’s 28th season, Juxtapositions, ignites with a powerful reminder that even in darkness, light always finds its way.

Beethoven's freedom-fighting Egmont Overture opens the evocative evening, as GRAMMY winner Zuill Bailey’s virtuosic cello playing resounds with intense emotion in Saint-Saëns’ fiery Cello Concerto No. 1 and Massenet’s hushed “Méditation” from Thaïs. Capping the evening is Brahms’ Symphony No. 1 – a profound work that took the composer decades to complete, beautifully articulates one’s journey from darkness to triumph.
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827) | Egmont Overture
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 – 1921) | Cello Concerto No. 1 
Featuring Zuill Bailey, cello 
Jules Massenet (1842 – 1912) | “Méditation” from Thaïs *SFSO Premiere 
Featuring Zuill Bailey, cello 
Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897) | Symphony No. 1