Paducah Symphony: Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy: April 18, 2026: 7:30 p.m.

Kemal Gekic, piano
Anna Maria Mendieta, harp
Raffaele Ponti, conductor
The Carson Center for the Performing Arts

🎼 Concert Program

An evening that moves from German Romantic grandeur to Spanish fire, culminating in Beethoven’s radiant fusion of piano, chorus, and orchestra.

Richard Wagner

Overture to Tannhäuser

Robert Schumann

Symphony No. 2 in C Major, Op. 61

I. Sostenuto assai – Allegro ma non troppo (13:06)
II. Scherzo – Allegro vivace (7:20)
III. Adagio espressivo (10:23)
IV. Allegro molto vivace (9:21)

Isaac Albéniz

Asturias (Leyenda) (6:42)
Simon Dinnigan

Ludwig van Beethoven

Choral Fantasy, Op. 80

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