Beethoven’s Sixth 

James S. Kahane, Conductor  
Jessica Linnebach, Violin  

Berlioz, Roman Carnival Overture   
Chausson, Poème for Violin and Orchestra  
Leo Purich, New Work (HPO Composer Fellow)  
Beethoven, Symphony No. 6  

Music Director James Kahane leads the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra in a vibrant opening to the 26-27 season, beginning with the dazzling energy and sweeping melodies of Hector Berlioz’s Roman Carnival Overture. Ernest Chausson’s Poème for violin and orchestra unfolds with rhapsodic freedom and rich expression and we hear the world premiere of a new work by 26–27 HPO Composer Fellow, Leo Purich. Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6, “Pastoral,” brings the performance to a close with the composer’s radiant tribute to the natural world, moving from birdsong and flowing brooks to a dramatic summer storm and serene gratitude.