Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky and Bartók- Robert Kirzinger and Marc Mandel, narrated by Eleanor McGourty

Published: Oct. 9, 2018, 1 p.m.

Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra-a work commissioned by Serge Koussevitzky and premiered by the BSO in 1944-anchors this season-opening program highlighting the virtuosity of the orchestra's string, woodwind, brass, and percussion sections. Acclaimed Finnish conductor Hannu Lintu, making his BSO debut, conducts that work, as well as Stravinsky's piquant Symphonies of Wind Instruments and Tchaikovsky's Serenade for Strings.