This edition of the program pairs the headliner from the season’s gala opening concert with highlights from a concert featuring a venerable Swiss conductor. The superstar headliner is iconic violinist Itzhak Perlman, and the venerable and well-liked conductor is Matthias Bamert.

HAYDN: Symphony No. 60 in C Major, “Il distratto”—“The Distracted” - Brevard Sinfonia

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