This eastward concert opens with Scheherazade, a symphonic suite composed in 1888 by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. Inspired by the tales of the Arabian Nights, this work shines with its shimmering colors and oriental atmosphere. 

Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4 completes this Russian diptych. Traversed by the theme of destiny, this symphony sets to music the anxieties and philosophical reflections of its creator…. Received coldly at its premiere in 1878, Symphony No. 4 has since become one of Tchaikovsky’s most performed works.