ASO Music Director Leon Botstein

(ANNANDALE-on-HUDSON, N.Y.) — The American Symphony Orchestra (ASO) under the direction of Leon Botstein, music director, will perform works by Johann Strauss Jr., Julius Conus, and Johannes Brahms at the Fisher Center at Bard College on Friday, April 11, 2014, and Saturday, April 12, at 8 p.m. The program includes Johann Strauss Jr.’s Emperor Waltz, Accelerations, and On the Beautiful Blue Danube; Julius Conus’s Violin Concerto, featuring Zhi Ma ’15, violin; and Johannes Brahms’s Symphony No. 2.

There will be a special preconcert talk by Alexander Bonus, assistant professor of music at Bard College, beginning at 7 p.m.

Individual tickets are $25, $30, $35, and $40. Call 845-758-7900 or visit the Fisher Center website at Fisher Center at Bard College to purchase tickets or for further information. Season subscriptions are available. For more information, contact the box office at 845-758-7900.