Overview
Opening Night with Branford Marsalis
Andrew Litton, conductor
Branford Marsalis, saxophone
BORODIN Overture to Prince Igor
GLAZUNOV Saxophone Concerto in E-flat major
WILLIAMS Escapades from Catch Me If You Can for Saxophone and Orchestra
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 10
Emotions run high in this season’s opener, as Andrew Litton leads the Colorado Symphony in a tribute to three great Russian composers, featuring very special guest Branford Marsalis. Best known as a master of jazz, Marsalis will electrify Boettcher Concert Hall with an expressive interpretation of Glazunov’s “Concerto for Alto Saxophone.” Shostakovich’s sweeping Symphony No. 10 closes the program in grand fashion.