On Thursday, April 13, let the COA do the driving to Symphony Hall for the Boston Symphony’s Thursday morning open rehearsal. Music Director Andris Nelsons leads the American premiere of a new work for cello and orchestra by French organist-composer Thierry Escaich, written for soloist Gautier Capuçon. Maurice Ravel’s exuberantly orchestrated Alborada del gracioso is tinged with Flamenco rhythms and Spanish flavors. Sergei Rachmaninoff’s by turns lush and exuberant Symphony No. 2 closes the program. Our van departs the COA at 9:00 am for the 10:30 concert, and returns around 1:30 pm. The cost is $20 for each concert. Riders must purchase their own Boston Symphony subscription or tickets to individual concerts: Box office 888-266-1200, www.bso.org
