Scandalous #music #liveshow #VirginiaSymphony played music by a still living composer, Caroline Shaw. Not a premier although the VaSO has premiered other of her works.

The show continued with Mozart Simfonia Concertante in E-flat major (apparently, that is a key) K364*.

Two foxy guest artists, played violin and viola. Elizabeth Vanderheide and Celia Daggy. See them if you can, for the bow-work, not the cocktail dresses. Two rising stars. The made the Mozart sing.

Did Mozart discover bebop? I have a feeling the bebop language is far older than jazz. The violin and viola lead parts were full of bebop phrasing.

And Beethoven brought it home with his Fifth Symphony. Eric changed up the seating and forces on stage to follow Beethoven’s original orchestration. TheVaSO did Beethoven proud. Fresh, muscular. Easily the best 5th I’ve heard.