Symphony Tacoma: Symphonie Fantastique

Sarah Ioannides, conductor Henry Kramer, piano Chabrier: España Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 2 Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique Symphony Tacoma’s exciting and varied premiere in the refurbished and acoustically-enhanced Pantages Theater. Chabrier’s España captures the composer’s reflections of a visit to Spain. Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 2 features rising-star pianist Henry Kramer whose playing has been described as “precise as a faceted diamond.” Rounding out the program is Berlioz’s dramatic Symphonie Fantastique which tells the story of the artist’s self-destructive passion for a beautiful woman.