Bruckner’s Powerful 8th Symphony

Two virtuosos unite as Concertmaster Zach De Pue and Principal Guest Concertmaster Alexander Kerr appear together in concert for the first time ever.  After their performance of Bach, the program turns to a composer of similar religious devotion musically and personally.  Having acheived compositional maturity at the height of the Romantic era, Anton Bruckner is known for colossal symphonies featuring exquisite writing for brass and engaging spiritual journeys.  The Eighth Symphony closes with a fanfare that fades into a lush meditation, the final notes ascending towards the heavens in awe-inspiring fashion.  With Bruckner-specialist Venzago at the helm, this is the Indianapolis Symphony like you’ve never heard it before!