Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra: French Fantastique at the Garde Arts Center

The Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra presents French Fantastique, an evening celebrating French musical brilliance with works by Maurice Ravel and Hector Berlioz. The program includes Ravel’s Boléro and his jazz- and Basque-influenced Piano Concerto in G Major, performed by acclaimed pianist Mark Markham, longtime recital partner of legendary soprano Jessye Norman. The evening concludes with Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique, a five-movement masterpiece depicting an artist’s passionate and hallucinatory descent into obsession and madness.

This performance marks World Pianist Day on November 8 and the 150th anniversary of Ravel’s birth. Audiences can expect an immersive musical experience highlighting the ECSO’s artistry and dynamic programming.

The concert will take place on Saturday, November 8, 2025, at 7:30 pm at the Garde Arts Center, 325 State Street, New London, Connecticut.

Tickets go on sale to Producer members ($250 donors) on Wednesday, July 30, at 10 am, Benefactor members ($100 donors) on Thursday, July 31, at 10 am, and to the general public on Friday, August 1, at 10 am. To join “Friends of the Garde,” call 860-444-7373 ext. 1 or email boxoffice@gardearts.org.

For more information, visit ectsymphony.com or contact 860-443-2876.