Classics Declassified – Strauss/Four Last Songs

Peter Jay Sharp Theatre $25; Members, Students, Seniors $20

The American Symphony Orchestra’s acclaimed ClassicsDeclassified series offers informal, three-part Sunday matinee concerts, each an interactive exploration of a masterpiece with Leon Botstein as your guide!

1. Leon Botstein and the Orchestra discuss the composer and the work, illustrating in music how each masterpiece came to be written.

2. After a brief intermission, the work is performed in its entirety. You’ll experience the music with fresh insight and understanding.

3. Following the performance, share your questions and comments with Maestro Botstein and the Orchestra in a special post-concert discussion.