An extraordinary work by Alexander Zemlinsky took center stage at the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra on Friday night, more than a century after it was written.
Guest conductor Kevin John Edusei made an impressive debut in Zemlinsky’s expansive tone poem, “The Mermaid” – “Die Seejungfrau” – based on Hans Christian Andersen’s tale, “The Little Mermaid.” Edusei, who led the Cincinnati Symphony’s first-ever performance of this piece, brought a program that was full of interesting…
