“After all, an artist is by definition a man accustomed to dreams and living among apparitions."

- Claude Debussy

YST Conservatory’s final orchestral concert of the year offers masterworks from three of the late nineteenth century's most iconic composers, each linking in a different way to its Dreams & Apparitions theme. Where Don Juan seems in retrospect a natural evolution in aesthetic and sonority to the subjective intensities of the Romantic age, Debussy's Fawn offers that era a quietly compelling revolution in musical approach and direction. The evening culminates with the pianist as hero, with faculty member Albert Tiu offering Tchaikovsky's glittering and virtuosic 2nd piano concerto.

Featuring:

1. Jason Lai, conductor
2. Albert Tiu, piano
3. Conservatory Orchestra

Programmes:

1. R. Strauss
   Don Juan, Op. 20
    
2. Debussy
   Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L. 86
    
3. Tchaikovsky
   Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 44