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Memphis Symphony Orchestra Masterworks Season Launch

The Memphis Symphony Orchestra (MSO) Masterworks season begins with two giant Romantic works, Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto and Sibelius’ Symphony No. 2.

Darel Snodgrass spoke with MSO Music Director Robert Moody and acclaimed violinist Randall Goosby—Sphinx Concerto and Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient, and a former Memphian—about this program.

Performances:
Date: Saturday, September 13
Time: 7:30 p.m. — 10:00 p.m.
Location: Cannon Center for the Performing Arts (255 N Main St)
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Date: Sunday, September 14
Time: 2:30 p.m. — 5:00 p.m.
Location: Scheidt Family Performing Arts Center (3800 Central Ave)
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Tune in to the live broadcast of the concert on Saturday, September 13, on WKNO 91.1, wknofm.org, and the WKNO App. An encore of the performance will air Friday, September 19, at 12:00 p.m.


I began piano lessons at age 6, trumpet at age 9, and began teaching myself the guitar at 10. My electronics knowledge comes from my father, who had the RCA television and stereo shop in my hometown of Pocahontas, Arkansas for nearly 20 years. My dad is still fixing televisions at age 79.