Mozart and Schumann

Scenes from the Rhine

📍 This event takes place at Powell Hall

Friday, Oct 16, 2026, 10:30am View Subscriptions Saturday, Oct 17, 2026, 7:30pm View Subscriptions

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Program

Kristiina Poska, conductor
Marie-Ange Nguci, piano

Ülo Krigul Proteus Pulse (US Premiere)
W.A. Mozart Piano Concerto No. 21
Robert Schumann Symphony No. 3, “Rhenish”

About this Concert

Travel from Estonia to the German Rhineland as conductor Kristiina Poska makes her SLSO debut in a concert that celebrates a variety of European folk music. Poska introduces us to the musical shapeshifting of a new composition by fellow Estonian, Ülo Krigul, and rising-star pianist Marie-Ange Nguci shines in Mozart’s sweet and playful Piano Concerto No. 21. Robert Schumann’s Third Symphony emphasizes the vibrant culture along the Rhine River in Germany, re-imagining folk dances, bucolic scenes, and the grandeur of a cathedral.

- Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21 earned its nickname, “Elvira Madigan,” nearly 200 years after it was written, after it was used as the primary music for the exquisite 1967 Swedish romance film of the same name.
- Beginning her studies at the Paris Conservatory at age 13, Marie-Ange Nguci has been recently lauded for her “blazing technique and a deeply poetic temperament.” (EarRelevant)
- Robert Schumann often composed in quick bursts, whenever inspiration struck. His Symphony No. 3 was completed in just under five weeks, but even that short timeline did not set a record, as his First Symphony was written in just four days.

Artists

Meet the people that make the music.

Kristiina Poska

Conductor

Marie-Ange Nguci

Piano

Musicians of the SLSO

Special Thanks

Coffee Concert Series Supported by EverTrue
Friday morning complimentary refreshments courtesy of Kaldi’s Coffee Roasting Co. and Eddie’s Southtown Donuts