Marin Alsop, conductor Katherine Needleman, oboe Brahms: Academic Festival Overture Christopher Rouse: Oboe Concerto Beethoven: Symphony No. 3, “Eroica” Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony weaves struggle, tragedy and eventual triumph into a story that celebrates human possibility. BSO Principal Oboe Katherine Needleman expresses the lyrical themes and technical fireworks of Baltimore native Christopher Rouse’s genial and spirited oboe concerto.