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Florida Orchestra romances score from 'Romeo and Juliet'

 
Gerard Schwarz will conduct three Florida Orchestra concerts.
Gerard Schwarz will conduct three Florida Orchestra concerts.
Published Jan. 20, 2015

Romeo? Romeo? Wherefore art thou, and all that? Tap into your inner Shakespeare at the next Florida Orchestra masterworks. The concert tackles Prokofiev's bold and lush score for the ballet Romeo and Juliet — not to be confused with Tchaikovsky's famous score of the same name. Also on the program are Barber's Mutations from Bach, followed by Copland's Piano Concerto featuring soloist William Wolfram and Rimsky-Korsakov's The Tsar's Bride Overture. Gerard Schwarz conducts. Shows are at 8 p.m. Friday at the David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts in Tampa, 8 p.m. Saturday at the Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg and 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater. $15-$45. (727) 892-3337 or floridaorchestra.org.