Music by Spanish composers opens and closes this concert led by the British-Gibralterian conductor Karel Mark Chichon. Noelia Lobato’s Ariel is based on a character from Shakespeare’s Tempest. The two suites from Manuel de Falla’s colorful ballet score El Sombrero de tres picos (The Three-cornered Hat) bring the concert to a riotous close, but not before we are treated to a series of dances that are Spanish to the core. Ravel was a French composer, but he was enamored of Spain, and many of his most famous works evoke that country. Alborada del gracioso (The Jester’s Morning Song) is one of the most flamboyant and spectacular of them. Chopin’s F-minor Piano Concerto has nothing to do with Spain, but its enduring appeal makes it welcome in virtually any context.

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[Notice of Conductor Change]

Compiled to doctor’s order, Mo. Karel Mark Chichon, guest conductor of November 19, 2017 concert, has cancelled his trip to Taiwan due to health issue. Maestra Mei-Ann Chen, Music Director of Chicago Sinfonietta, will conduct the concert with guest soloist Dang Thai Son.

Ticket refund will be handled at the NTCH Box Office without handling charge until 15:00, Nov. 19, 2017.