David Alan Miller, conductor 

Emanuel Ax, piano 

Lauren Henning, bassoon 

GEORGE FRIDERICH HANDEL: Sinfonia from Messiah 

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 25 

ANTONIO VIVALDI: Bassoon Concerto RV 498 

VARIOUS: Poems for a New World (World Premiere)  

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 2 

The concert:

Continuing a cherished holiday tradition, the orchestra returns to baroque and classical favorites: Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 25, performed by Emanuel Ax; Handel’s Sinfonia from Messiah; and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2—an evening of elegance and timeless brilliance