MSO Ending Season With Symphonie Fantastique

The Mobile Symphony Orchestra (MSO) ends its season with Hector Berlioz’S Symphonie Fantastique on May 17 at 7:30 p.m. and May 18 at 2:30 p.m. at Saenger Theatre Mobile. “Our season finale highlights three masterful French composers. Maurice Ravel’s La Valse opens the concert with its intoxicating whirl of waltzes, shimmering with kaleidoscopic colors,” MSO Music Director Scott Speck explains. “The ebullient pianist Charlie Albright returns for Camille Saint-Saëns’ Piano Concerto No. 2, showcasing his virtuosic pyrotechnics and lyrical sensitivity in this Romantic masterpiece.” Albright, who last performed with the MSO in March 2022, is a local favorite. The concert culminates with Symphonie Fantastique. General admission starts at $20, and student tickets are $10. Concertgoers may enjoy an informative pre-concert talk beginning an hour before each performance in Room 1927 adjacent to the Saenger entrance on Joachim Street.