>> News & Events Archive   Rachmaninoff's Symphonic Dances   Thursday, December 1, 2005, 8 PM   Guest conductor Roberto Abbado, acclaimed by the press as “a conductor you want to hear again and   again”, lead the orchestra in a performance of  Rachmaninoff's Symphonic Dances. Abbado is   Many consider the Symphonic Dances, Rachmaninoff’s last complete work, as the culmination of the   composer’s symphonic communication. The evening also featured the charming melodies of Mozart’s Fourth Horn Concerto, performed by Principal Horn, William VerMeulen. Following the concert, wavelength members mingled with symphony musicians at Hard Rock Cafe in Bayou Place. View the event photogallery.