Masterworks 1: Stories of Love and Nature

• Glenn Buhr – Akasha (Sky) 
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Violin Concerto No.4 – Risa Hokamura – soloist
• Felix Mendelssohn – The Hebrides (Fingal’s Cave) 
• Jean Sibelius – Pelleas and Melisande

Enjoy an exploration of themes of love and nature in the beautiful surroundings of Longwood Gardens. Taking inspiration from Hindu poetry, Canadian composer Glenn Buhr wrote a lighter-than-air piece entitled Akasha; Sanskrit for Sky. Mendelssohn was inspired by the rugged islands off Scotland’s coast to write the Hebrides, whereas Sibelius captured in music the tragic love story of Pelleas and Melisande.