Barber’s Adagio & Elgar’s Enigma

February 12 & 13 | 7:30PM Ohio Theatre Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor Jasmine Choi, flute Jimmy López: Perú Negro Nielsen: Concerto for Flute and Orchestra Barber: Adagio for Strings Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 (“Enigma Variations”) Guest conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya, former music director of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, opens this concert with Perú Negro, a piece he commissioned from star composer Jimmy López that is an exciting homage to Afro-Peruvian music. Virtuoso flautist Jasmine Choi, with a tone “glowing like gold resonates like pearls” (Nikkei Daily Newspaper) performs the great Danish composer Carl Nielsen’s Flute Concerto before the Columbus Symphony ends the evening with two popular 20th-century works: Samuel Barber’s heart-rending Adagio for Strings has become synonymous with moments of national reflection and catharsis, while Edward Elgar’s “Enigma Variations” is a musical cryptogram depicting the composer’s inner circle, including the elegantly moving “Nimrod.” Enjoy a free pre-talk concert at 6:30PM that dives into the music you’ll hear that evening! There is no assigned seating during the pre-concert talk. Preview this program with our Spotify playlist: