The intoxicating influences of Spain dominate both Ravel's syncopated and sinuous Boléro and his humorous Alborada del gracioso. Continuing the travelogue are Debussy's colorful Ibéria, and the talented Tianwa Yang tackles the exhilarating Violin Concerto composed for Jascha Heifetz by Miklós Rózsa.

Julius Williams makes his BPO conducting debut leading Haydn's exuberant "The Clock" and expressive violinist Tessa Lark performing Dvořák's Romance and Ravel's Tzigane. The program also features the turn-of-the-century Rhapsodic Overture of Edmund Thornton Jenkins, and the inspirational Moments of Arrival by Elena Roussanova.

Our two-weekend festival recognizing the 150th anniversary of Sergei Rachmaninoff's birth is anchored by the return of young phenom, Alexander Malofeev performing the stamina-challenging, imposing Third Piano Concerto in a program that includes the composer's hypnotic Vocalise and the haunting tone poem, Isle of the Dead.

Our celebration of Rachmaninoff concludes when audience favorite Fabio Bidini undertakes the captivating Piano Concerto No. 2, which symbolized Rachmaninoff's recovery from depression and his inability to compose. His poetic Second Symphony is a triumphant command of the form, lush and lyrical.

Vivaldi's Piccolo Concerto highlights this season's offering of timeless classics selected by JoAnn Falletta to celebrate the season.