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The 2025-26 season opens with one of the world’s leading tabla virtuosos, Grammy Award-winning musician Sandeep Das, a 21-year member of the Silk Road Ensemble and collaborator with Paquito D’Rivera, Bobby McFerrin, and Yo-Yo Ma amongst others. VSO also welcomes guest sitarist Rajib Karmakar to start the concert with the first movement of pioneering composer Ravi Shankar’s Symphony. Das follows with Sri Lankan/Canadian composer Dinuk Wijeratne’s brilliant Tabla Concerto, a three movement exploration of baroque, electronica, folk, and romantic styles. The concert completes its East/West connection with Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, a hugely popular, sweeping work masterfully orchestrated by Maurice Ravel. The piece gives a distinct musical voice to visual art and shows the full colors and virtuosity of the orchestra.

The concert is preceded by Musically Speaking, a free discussion hosted by James Stewart, VSO Music Director Andrew Crust, and the concert guest artists, providing entertaining insight into the evening’s program.

New to this season, VSO and Vermont Wine Merchants (VWM) are hosting a pre-concert wine tasting featuring varietals from around the world with insights from VWM General Manager Drew Robinson. For more information and to book your ticket, click here ($20 per person, not included as part of your concert ticket). We’re limited to 60 tickets, so book now!

SCHEDULE

6:30 – 7:00 p.m. Musicially Speaking talk (Flynn auditorium)

7:00 – 7:25 p.m. Wine tasting with Vermont Wine Merchants (Chase Studio, separately ticketed)

7:30 p.m. Concert: East Meets West (Flynn auditorium)

PROGRAM

Andrew Crust, conductor
Sandeep Das, tabla
Rajib Karmakar, sitar

Ravi Shankar – Symphony (1. Allegro – Kafi Zila)
Dinuk Wijeratne – Tabla Concerto
Sandeep Das (arr. Ljova) – Mohini

Intermission

Modest Mussorgsky/Maurice Ravel – Pictures at an Exhibition

This concert is generously sponsored by the von Trapp Family Lodge and Resort.