Jan 14–16/19
Andris Nelsons conducts Tchaikovsky Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4
Thu Jan 14 · 7:30pm / Fri Jan 15 · 1:30pm / Sat Jan 16 · 8pm / Tue Jan 19 · 7:30pm
The cycle continues with the least-played of the set, the Third, five movements nicknamed the Polish for the dance rhythms of its finale, set against the Fourth, the first symphony Tchaikovsky built around a recurring fate fanfare that returns to block every impulse toward happiness. Andris Nelsons conducts.