Emmanuel Pahud—Principal Flute of the Berlin Philharmonic, one of today’s most adventurous and exciting musicians, and the Utah Symphony’s 2022-23 Artist-in-Association—joins for beloved melodies from Mozart’s The Magic Flute as well as Nielsen’s nimble and lively Flute Concerto.

While Berg’s Lyric Suite is a coded and romantic message to his illicit lover, there is nothing subtle about Janácek’s Sinfonietta, which celebrates the newly liberated Czechoslovakia with blazing glory and no fewer than a dozen trumpets! Continuing Thierry Fischer’s annual exploration of Haydn symphonies, No. 12 packs abundant radiance and joy into just 15 minutes.