South Florida Symphony Orchestra: Florence Price Violin Concerto No. 1

Time and breath stand still in Barber’s Adagio for Strings. Florence Price’s expressive Violin Concerto No. 1, featuring acclaimed violinist Melissa White, blends Romantic-era sensibilities with musical influences rooted in African American spirituals and folk idioms. Nielsen's electrifying Symphony No. 2, based on the four temperaments, brings the evening to a thrilling finish with a vivid psychological portrait drawn in sound. Florence Price (1887-1953) | Violin Concerto No. 1 featuring Melissa White, violin Carl Nielsen (1865-1931) | Symphony No. 2, “The Four Temperaments” Samuel Barber (1910-1981) | Adagio for Strings