Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra: Sounds of Strauss

Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra: Sounds of Strauss

$ 55-65
Thu, Jul 30, 2026 • 8:00 PM—9:00 PM

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Rossen Milanov, conductor The Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra presents two of Richard Strauss’s most compelling tone poems. In Also sprach Zarathustra, Strauss explores themes of human striving and philosophical inquiry. Death and Transfiguration offers a contrasting perspective, portraying the final moments of an artist’s life and the transformation that follows. Together, these works showcase Strauss’s extraordinary command of orchestral color and dramatic form. Program: Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30 Strauss: Death and Transfiguration, op. 24

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