Asheville Symphony Orchestra Performance - September 20, 2025
Masterworks 1 - Eroica
Featuring: “The Things We Say to Death”
September 20, 2025 - 2 pm and 8 pm
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF ASHEVILLE
Darko Butorac, conductor
Emanuel Ax, piano
The resilience of our community shines in this Hurricane Helene anniversary program. Experience renewal and rebirth through Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto featuring piano legend Emanuel Ax, Beethoven’s “Heroic” Symphony, and a stirring new commission by Asheville Symphony musician Amber Ferenz honoring the heroes who led us through our darkest hour.
Ferenz: The Things We Say to Death
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3, “Eroica”
After the premiere
The concerts were absolutely amazing. We played to two sold-out houses on Saturday, September 20, 2025, and The Things We Say to Death received standing ovations at both the 2 pm and 8 pm performances. I’m blown away by how the Asheville community showed up for this Helene anniversary program.
In the press
Read the preview in The Laurel of Asheville:
“Asheville Symphony’s Masterworks 1: Eroica Features Pianist Emanuel Ax and New Work by Amber Ferenz” — Gina Malone.
“Writing The Things We Say to Death gave me an outlet for all of my complicated big feelings and an opportunity for catharsis, and I wanted to offer the same opportunity to audiences, no matter what they may be carrying in their hearts.”— Amber Ferenz, quoted in The Laurel of Asheville