Celestial Illuminations featuring The Planets

Venue
Atlanta Symphony Hall

Program
Nina Shekar: Lumina
Reena Esmail/Kala Ramnath: The Voice of Nature (Concerto for Hindustani violin)

Performers
Vinay Parameswaran, conductor
Kala Ramnath, hindustani violin
Atlanta Symphone Orchestra Chorus
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Experience The Planets, the astrological romp that turned Gustav Holst into a rock star. The off-world orchestral suite spawned rock-and-roll remakes by bands such as Led Zeppelin and King Crimson. The one planet that didn't make the cut in Holst’s score—Earth—gets its due when the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra does a mashup with Hindustani violinist Kala Ramnath. Her scintillating, genre-bending evocation of the ancient elements of space, air, water, fire, and earth comes to life with composer Reena Esmail. Guest conductor Vinay Parameswaran launches the evening on a cosmic journey with Nina Shekhar’s seductively mesmerizing Lumina.