Dr. Atomic & Mr. Haydn February 10, 2012

Thursday, February 9, at 7 p.m. Friday & Saturday, February 10 & 11, at 8 p.m. Nashville Symphony with Giancarlo Guerrero conducting and Jonathan Biss on piano.
Haydn - Symphony No. 100 "Military" John Adams - Doctor Atomic Symphony Brahms - Concerto for Piano No. 1
Haydn’s 100th Symphony earned its nickname thanks to the martial beat created by the combination of bass drum, triangle and cymbals. Written more than two centuries later, Doctor Atomic Symphony offers a different take on military might: Adapted from John Adams’s opera of the same name, this powerful piece tells the story of Dr. Robert Oppenheimer and the dawning of the nuclear era. Renowned for his impressive technique and deeply felt musicianship, pianist Jonathan Biss will join the orchestra for Brahms’s First Piano Concerto, an expansive work rich with lovely details. Presented by the Nashville Symphony Orchestra League, our free Classical Conversations take place in the Schermerhorn’s Balcony Lobby one hour before all SunTrust Classical Series concerts. Learn more about the music, and engage in a lively conversation with our conductors, guest artists and musicians!