Berlioz: Le Carnaval romain, Op. 9, overture after Benvenuto Cellini Fauré: Élégie, Op. 24 Soltani: Persian Fire Dance Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 1, Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2 ...

The program opened and closed with musical meditations on hymn-like melodies that evoked a search for serenity and transcendence that became the concert’s dominant theme. The first piece, ...