Coffee, Conversation & Classics – Stravinsky’s Firebird

Join Alex Amsel, Phoenix Symphony Associate Conductor, as he hosts and moderates these Phoenix Symphony working, open rehearsals for “Coffee, Conversation & Classics.” Experience your Phoenix Symphony as they rehearse and prepare for an upcoming concert. Participate in a Q&A after the rehearsal with the guest conductor and musicians. Some pieces of music listed may not be rehearsed on that particular date. The seating is general admission. Enjoy a casual and intimate experience with the Phoenix Symphony. Paolo Bortolameolli, conductor Time for Three Chilean-Italian conductor Paolo Bortolameolli leads the orchestra in two unforgettable works that changed the direction of music history, Debussy’s sensuous symphonic poem Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun and Stravinsky’s inventive and intense suite from The Firebird. Time for Three, a genre-busting, ground-breaking string trio, joins the orchestra for Pulitzer Prize winning composer Kevin Puts’ Contact. Concert Repertoire Kevin Puts: Contact Debussy: Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite (1919) To be announced: Mystery Piece