An Argentine-inspired program, with music by Pablo E. Furman and Astor Piazzolla, comes off successfully despite an unexpected podium shuffle.
The famous film composer conducts his own work on a program that also includes Pictures at an Exhibition.
Shelley is only the third leader on the podium in the orchestra’s five-decade history, succeeding the long-serving Carl St. Clair.
As concerts this weekend made clear, the musicians and administration are at odds ahead of a looming deadline in labor negotiations.
