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Firsts are always memorable. Don’t miss the chance to hear two Festival premieres and two artist debuts in the first Festival Saturday. Conductor Stephanie Childress makes her Festival debut with the music of Indian-American composer Reena Esmail, who weaves three Hindustani ragas and Western classical techniques in the captivating Teen Murti ( Three Statues ). SMF Alumna Rachel Breen takes time out from her thriving European career to make her Festival solo debut with Ludwig van Beethoven’s bold Piano Concerto No. 1. The program concludes with a final first—Felix Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 1, composed when he was just 15 and bursting with youthful vigor.