The Las Vegas Philharmonic settles into Reynolds Hall for an evening built around one of the most beloved piano concertos ever written. Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 anchors the program, its sweeping melodies and lush orchestration pulling from that deep well of Russian romanticism—the kind of music that swells in your chest before you even realize it's happening. Expect a soloist working through the piece's famous horn-and-piano opening, building toward passages that have soundtracked countless films and quiet, aching moments.

Rounding out the night is Richard Strauss's "Don Juan," a tone poem that moves fast and bright, full of brass flourishes and orchestral color that paint the legendary seducer's exploits without a single word being sung. Opening the evening is Huang Ruo's Folk Songs for Orchestra, a contemporary work that draws on traditional melodies and reshapes them through modern orchestral textures—a nice contrast to the Germanic and Russian weight of the rest of the program.

Reynolds Hall, with its tiered balconies and full orchestra pit, gives this kind of symphonic program room to breathe. The acoustics in a 2,050-seat space like this tend to favor the quieter passages just as much as the climactic ones, so the dynamic range across these three very different pieces should come through clearly from most seats in the house.