UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Penn State Philharmonic Orchestra, part of the Penn State School of Music in the College of Arts and Architecture and under the direction of Gerardo Edelstein, will present a program of Romantic masterworks at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 5, in Eisenhower Auditorium.
The concert opens with the rousing Overture to Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber, a cornerstone of early German Romantic opera celebrated for its dramatic energy and vivid orchestral color. The program continues with Edward MacDowell’s Piano Concerto No. 2, a richly lyrical and fiery showcase for piano, featuring a captivating performance by this year’s Concerto Competition co-winner Yanjun Huang. Concluding the concert is Johannes Brahms’ Symphony No. 1, a towering masterpiece of symphonic literature whose passionate intensity and triumphant finale secured Brahms’ place among the great symphonists.
Tickets are available through the Arts Ticket Center at this link. Prices are $12.50 for adults and $5 for students, with the box office opening one hour before each concert. A livestream will be accessible for remote viewers via the Penn State School of Music livestream page.