Fate, Fire & Fantasy

Sat. February 6, 2027 – 7:30 PM

Civic Center Music Hall

Concert Details

What happens when destiny meets the magic of the screen? Join us for the Fate, Fire & Fantasy concert with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic for an evocative performance. From the enchanting Studio Ghibli soundscapes of Joe Hisaishi to Tchaikovsky’s monumental exploration of human fate, this program bridges the gap between cinematic wonder and symphonic power.

Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor

HISAISHI: Howl’s Moving Castle Suite
DEBUSSY: Clair de Lune
ABE: Prism Rhapsody for Marimba & Orchestra
TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 4

Run Time: Approx. 120 minutes

Guest Artists

Marimba

Vivi Vassileva

Vivi Vassileva is an internationally acclaimed percussionist celebrated for her extraordinary virtuosity and inventive programming. She champions new works for percussion and has premiered concertos by composers including Sauli Zinovjev and Gregor A. Mayrhofer. Her performances have taken her to ensembles and venues across Europe, including the Britten Sinfonia, Zagreb Philharmonic and Wiener Konzerthaus. Beyond her recordings for Alpha Classics, she explores music-making with percussion instruments crafted from recycled materials and performs with her own Extasi Ensemble. A graduate of Mozarteum University Salzburg, Vassileva received the Bavarian Arts Promotion Prize in 2017 and the Leonard Bernstein Award in 2023. She joins OKCPHIL for Keiko Abe’s Prism Rhapsody for marimba and orchestra.

Artist website