Pacific Symphony Soars with a Spellbinding Performance of Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 3 and Tchaikovsky's Powerful Fourth Symphony

Expect fireworks to shoot from the strings during a breathtaking performance by young star-on-the-rise, Arnaud Sussmann, as he joins Music Director Carl St.Clair and Pacific Symphony for the second concert of the 2016-17 Classical Season, celebrating 10 years in the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall.

While Sussmann performs Mozart's most beloved violin concerto, his Third, the orchestra delivers Tchaikovsky's astonishing Symphony No. 4, which the composer described as "a reflection of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony." From the opening fateful thundering brass fanfare to the dramatic finish, this quintessentially Romantic Russian music sweeps the listener away, evoking surging, potent emotions. Rounding out the program is an intriguing world premiere by the Symphony's composer-in-residence, Narong Prangcharoen, whose "Absence of Time" spotlights the Symphony's principal wind players.

This concert takes place Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 20-22, at 8 p.m., in the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. Tickets range from $25-$125 ($195 Box Circle). A preview talk with Alan Chapman begins at 7 p.m. For more information or to purchase tickets, please call (714) 755-5799 or visit www.PacificSymphony.org.

And don't miss Sunday Casual Connections' first concert of the season on Oct. 23, at 3 p.m., in the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, "Tchaikovsky's Fourth Revealed." This 90-minute exploration of the classical program, led by Maestro St.Clair, features the spectacular finale of Tchaikovsky's mighty Fourth Symphony, along with Mozart's famous Violin Concerto No. 3, "Strassburg" and Prangcharoen's new "Absence of Time." Season tickets for the four-concert series range from $88-$339; single tickets are $25-$98.