Baltimore Symphony Orchestra: Elgar, Tchaikovsky & Strauss

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra brings three Romantic-era storytellers into vivid conversation in this program led by conductor Daniele Rustioni, with cellist Johannes Moser featured as soloist. Elgar’s “In the South (Alassio)” evokes the warmth and color of the Italian coast, while Tchaikovsky’s Variations on a Rococo Theme gives the cello a graceful, finely detailed showcase. Strauss supplies both mischievous wit in “Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks” and sumptuous orchestral color in the suite from Der Rosenkavalier. The program moves from sunlit reflection to playful bravura and sweeping lyricism, offering a richly contrasting journey through orchestral sound.