CARNEGIE HALL PRESENTS
Boston Symphony Orchestra

Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
Monday, February 1st, 2010 at 8:00 PM

Boston Symphony Orchestra
James Levine, Music Director and Conductor
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Piano
Steven Ansell, Viola

ELLIOTT CARTER Dialogues, for Piano and Orchestra
BERLIOZ Harold in Italy

RAVEL Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
RAVEL Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2

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Opening the night is music so happy it positively dances: Carter’s urbane Dialogues, a work written when he was in his 90s, still breathes the spirit of youth. Following are three French works. The dusky sound of the viola colors the Berlioz piece, based on Byron’s story of adventure and ribaldry. Ravel’s concerto sparkles with hints of jazz, while the ballet suite from Daphnis et Chloé dances even more, closing out the evening with a spectacular, theatrical rush.