Poetry and Motion Wednesday, June 6, 2012, at 7:30pm Featuring Shai Wosner, piano Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center

Our season finale opens with a world premiere of a new work by Evan Hause, an up-and-coming American composer with something to say and consummate skill with which to say it. The title of this powerful new piece was inspired by a French picture book in which a tree represents the circle of life. In a Riverside Symphony encore appearance, the riveting Wosner, critically acclaimed for performances with the Chicago Symphony and Cleveland Orchestra, performs Beethoven's poetic masterpiece, and Poulenc's endearing gem, based on the beloved children's tale, charms listeners young and old.