The riveting cellist Joshua Roman plumbs the emotional depths of Elgar’s powerful Cello Concerto, a work of searing intensity and profound beauty. And Mason Bates’ Anthology of Fantastic Zoology brings a bevy of mythological creatures to life in a virtuosic showpiece.

Program

Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3
Elgar: Cello Concerto
Mason Bates: Anthology of Fantastic Zoology

Artists

Leonard Slatkin, Conductor
Joshua Roman, Cello