The October program opens with contemporary composer Jesse Montgomery’s “Records from a Vanishing City,” a piece inspired by his experiences growing up in New York City’s Lower East Side. Internationally renowned pianist Natasha Paremski performs Edvard Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A, which contains Norwegian folk music influences. The program concludes with Antonin Dvorak’s Symphony No. 7, composed to reflect the struggles of the Czech nation in the late 19th century.

Montgomery: Records from a Vanishing City
Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor
Dvořák: Symphony No. 7 in D minor

Aram Demirjian, conductor; Natasha Paremski, piano