Gemma New, conductor

Conrad Tao, piano

Maria Grenfell Clockwerk

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto No. 23

Sergei Prokofiev Symphony No. 1, Classical

Franz Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 104, London

Gemma New’s magnetic artistry guides the CSO in a century-spanning celebration of musical imagination. Maria Grenfell’s Bach-infused fugue, Clockwerk, whirs with playfulness and counterpoint. Cincinnati favorite Conrad Tao joins the Orchestra for Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23, a work whose radiant melodies and intimate lyricism never fail to captivate. Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 1 with its charming deceptions and effervescent humor embody the very spirit of neo-classic modernism. The program concludes with Haydn’s London Symphony, a crowning achievement of the Classical era.