Mobile Symphony Orchestra "Emanuel Ax"

One of the finest pianists of our time, Emanuel Ax has the soul of a poet, the technique of a dynamo, and the spirit of a collaborator. For his first visit to Mobile, he brings the deeply lyrical Piano Concerto no. 2 by Frederic Chopin, a work overflowing with graceful melodies and acrobatic pianistic pyrotechnics. Mendelssohn's joyful "Italian" Symphony captures the sunshine, color, and vitality of the Mediterranean. And the concert opens with 19th-century French composer Louise Farrenc’s dramatic and driving Overture no. 2. From Paris to Warsaw, from Berlin to Rome, this program celebrates some of classical music's most luminous