Welcome to the wonderful, dream world of Japanese folk-singer Ichiko Aoba! The 35 year old musician is best known for her lulling, cinematic sound, reminiscent of the Studio Ghibli oeuvre. Aoba's catalogue is deeply transportive and offers her listeners an opportunity for both escapism and reflection.

Keitaro Harada leads the North Carolina Symphony in an all-Mozart program, offering a portrait of Mozart at the height of his powers. The concert features the drama of two curtain-raisers which reveal Mozart at his most vivid, in the overtures to Don Giovanni and The Marriage of Figaro, as well as his radiant Symphony No. 35 "Haffner", and Piano Concerto No. 23.