WFMT Orchestra Series: Orchestras from the European Broadcasting Union
Tonight at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL 90.9FM/HD1. You’ll hear Grieg’s “Piano Concerto” with soloist Leif Ove Andsnes and the Lucerne Festival Orchestra led by Klaus Mäkelä. Also on the program Schumann’s “2nd Symphony” and Mendelssohn’s “Hebrides Overture”
Wednesday, December 11, 7:00 pm: European Broadcasting Union EBU (24-11)
In Switzerland with Mäkelä and Andsnes
ORCHESTRA: Lucerne Festival Orchestra || CONDUCTOR: Klaus Mäkelä
Felix Mendelssohn: The Hebrides Overture, Fingal’s Cave
Edvard Grieg: Piano Concerto, Op. 16. Leif Ove Andsnes, piano.
[Encore: Grieg Norwegian, No. 2 from 'Lyric Pieces’, op. 54, Leif Ove Andsnes, piano]
Robert Schumann: Symphony No. 2, Op. 61
[EBU fill: Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5. Arabella Steinbacher, violin; Lucerne Festival Orchestra; Daniel Dodds, conductor. Arabella Steinbacher – Mozart Violin Concertos 3, 4 & 5. Pentatone PTC 5186 479]
[EBU fill: Harry James: Concerto for Trumpet. Lucienne Renaudin Vary, trumpet; Lucerne Festival Orchestra; Daniel Dodds, conductor. Trumpet Concertos. Warner Classics 9029633426]