María Dueñas, Yannick and Saint-Saëns

Under her bow, these lines become a space where virtuosity turns to poetry. Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s connection to Sibelius needs no introduction. After completing the symphonic cycle with the OM last season, he returns to its origins with the passionate and contrasting Symphony No. 1. Opening the concert, Lili Boulanger’s D’un soir triste exposes the deep sensitivity and delicate writing of a composer taken too soon.