Concerts at Riverbend and in Corbett Auditorium begin at 7:30 p.m.

The Riverbend season

        June 9 — John Morris Russell, conductor; Anna Polusmiak, piano. Russian Night. Mussorgsky, A Night on Bald Mountain; Prokofiev, Piano Concerto No. 1; Rachmaninoff, Symphony No. 2 in E Minor.

        June 16 — Keri-Lyn Wilson, conductor; Corey Cerovsek, violin. Italian Night. Rossini, Overture to The Barber of Seville; Vivaldi, “Spring” and “Summer” from The Four Seasons; Paganini, La Campanella; Mendelssohn, Symphony No. 4 in A Major, Italian.

        July 21 — John Morris Russell, conductor; Rolf Smedvig, trumpet. Classic Heavy Metal. Shostakovich, Festive Overture; Hummel, Trumpet Concerto in E-flat Major; Torelli, Trumpet Concerto in D major; Respighi, The Pines of Rome.

        July 28 — Erich Kunzel, conductor; Frank Weinstock, piano. All-Tchaikovsky Spectacular. Tchaikovsky, Marche Slave; Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor; Festival Coronation March; Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture; 1812 Overture.

Bach & Beyond: A Series of Great Music for Small Orchestra:

        June 11 — Jaime Laredo, conductor and violin; Sharon Robinson, cello; Eric Kim, cello. Bach, Concerto for Violin in G Minor; Vivaldi, Concerto for Two Cellos in G Minor; Tchaikovsky, Variations on a Rococo Theme; Jose Bragato, Tango for cello and strings; Mozart, Symphony No. 31 in D Major.

        June 18 — Jaime Laredo, conductor and violin; Timothy Lees, violin; Randolph Bowman, flute; Richard Johnson, oboe; Philip Collins, trumpet. Bach, Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C Minor; Schubert, Symphony No. 8 in B Minor, Unfinished; Barber, Capricorn Concerto for flute, oboe, trumpet and strings; Bach, Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor.

        June 25 — Jaime Laredo, conductor and violin; Lee Luvisi, piano. Bach, Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major; Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major; Corigliano, Voyage; Haydn, Symphony No. 94 in G Major, Surprise.

        Riverbend subscriptions: $51-$139. Single tickets ($17-$33) go on sale May 20. Children 12 and under are admitted free to the lawn.

        Bach & Beyond series: $60. Single tickets ($30) go on sale May 20.

        Call 381-3300 or visit www.cincinnatisymphony.org.

— Janelle Gelfand

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