HSO's 'Beethoven and Ravel' Adventurous

"You're going to have to pace yourselves tonight," said guest conductor Joel Smirnoff from the stage during the pre-concert talk before Hartford Symphony Orchestra's "Beethoven and Ravel" concert Friday night. The first of the weekend's three scheduled concerts presented a program of beautiful intensities as the Hartford Symphony Orchestra continued its Masterworks Series in the Belding Theater, at the Bushnell in Hartford.