Tchaikovsky’s Romeo & Juliet

The Florida Orchestra presents a program anchored by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s fantasy overture, compressing Shakespeare's tragedy into twenty minutes of sweeping themes and martial tension. Rather than pairing the romantic standard with another nineteenth-century piece, the orchestra brings contemporary American composer Joan Tower into focus. Concert pianist Joyce Yang interprets Tower's intricate and percussive keyboard writing, demanding extreme technical agility. The Masterworks performance takes place at the Mahaffey Theater.