Sibling violinists to perform with Elmhurst Symphony

The Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Music Director and Conductor Stephen Alltop, continues its 59th season with Tchaikovsky's "Pathétique" at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10, at Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church, 149 W. Brush Hill Road.

Filled with familiar melodies, Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 in B minor ("Pathétique") is one of the most expressive and moving musical works ever written and was the composer's final testimony to his art and life.

The concert also features award-winning sibling violin virtuosos Isabella and Joshua Brown.

Isabella Brown recently won third place in the Cooper International Competition sponsored by the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and The Cleveland Orchestra, and performed with the orchestra in a concert following the competition. She will play Dvorák's rhapsodic Romance in F minor with the Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra.

Joshua Brown, an Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra Stanger Audition winner while in high school, has won numerous national and international competitions, including the Mozart International Competition this summer in Germany. At that event, he also won the Audience Award, the Chairman of the Jury Special Prize, the Kronberg Academy Special Prize and the CD Production Special Prize. He also performed twice with the Munich Radio Orchestra while in Germany.

Joshua Brown will conclude the concert with the vibrant Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor by Prokofiev.

Before the concert, Ted Hatmaker will lead a "Behind the Music Stand" discussion at 1:45 p.m. .

Tickets are $35, $32 for seniors or $12 for students and can be purchased on the ESO website at www.elmhurstsymphony.org or by calling the box office at (630) 941-0202. Group and family rates are also available.

Patrons can save on ticket costs by purchasing a three-, four- or five-concert season subscription, available on the ESO website or by calling the box office. Subscriber benefits include purchase of additional single tickets for $25, free exchange of tickets (conditions apply), and subscriber-only special gatherings.

The 59th season of the Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra is made possible in part by grants from the City of Elmhurst, the Illinois Arts Council, the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, and 90.9-FM WDCB, Chicago's Home for Jazz.