Hannu Lintu, Conductor
Stephen Waarts, Violin
Copland: Suite from Appalachian Spring 
Barber: Violin Concerto
Sibelius: Symphony No. 5
The first warm, fragrant breezes of spring waft through the pages of two beloved works: Copland's Appalachian Spring, a tender portrayal of rural American life, and Sibelius's Fifth Symphony, with its heart-stopping vision of swans soaring across an April sky. Plus, Stephen Waarts makes his debut with your Oregon Symphony to perform Samuel Barber's stunning violin concerto.
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