In the realm of symphonic programming, an orchestra can’t go wrong with the Russians. The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, in its classical concert Saturday night at Strathmore, presents a powerhouse lineup featuring Mussorgsky’s entrancing “Night on Bald Mountain,” Tchaikovsky’s ever romantic “Romeo and Juliet Fantasy-Overture,” Stravinsky’s dynamic “Firebird Suite” and, finally, a piece de resistance for the talents of BSO Concertmaster Jonathan Carney — Khachaturian’s Violin Concerto.
“I performed the Khachaturian concerto eight years ago for [then-Music Director] Yuri Temirkanov and before that, when I was 16 and a student at Juilliard,” said Carney, who began working with the BSO in 2001. “It’s a very complicated work, and every time you come back to it, the challenges are different.”
