Name: Louis' Grand Finale
Start: 2024-05-12T14:00:00-04:00
Location: Cincinnati Music Hall

In his final program as Music Director, Louis Langrée and the CSO share the stage one more time for a performance that will pay tribute to highlights of their time together over the past 11 years. Grammy Award-winning soprano Latonia Moore will joins the CSO for the world premiere of a new orchestral song cycle by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Anthony Davis, whose piece You Have the Right to Remain Silent profoundly impacted Louis and left a poignant impression on livestream viewers at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The program also includes Ravel’s mythical and airy Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2, a work that Louis and Orchestra performed on tour in Hong Kong, Beijing, and Shanghai in 2017; Beethoven’s Leonore Overture No. 2, which was last performed in 2015 as part of that season’s One City, One Symphony initiative; and Dukas’ The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, which was a part of an all-French program that opened the Orchestra’s 2018-19 season at the newly renovated Music Hall.
Expect moving music and memories, celebrating the final performances of the CSO’s beloved Music Director.
Artists:
Louis Langrée, conductor
Latonia Moore, soprano
Program:
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: Lenore Overture No. 2
ANTHONY DAVIS: New Orchestral Song Cycle
PAUL DUKAS: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
MAURICE RAVEL: Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2
New Works Social
Join us post-concert at the foyer bar to grab a drink, mingle with others, and chat about how you experienced the new work. We’ll provide conversation starters, and possibly even a chance to meet with the composer and other musicians if they’re present. No need to reserve a spot, just show up!
CSO Season Sponsor: Western & Southern
Presenting Sponsor: HORAN
Encore Sponsor: Messer Construction
Show Sponsor: Thompson Hine LLP
Pre-Concert Talks are made possible by an endowed gift from Melody Sawyer Richardson.
The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra world premiere commission, New Orchestral Song Cycle by Anthony Davis is made possible by a generous gift from Ann and Harry Santen.