The New York Philharmonic Celebrates Zubin Mehta at 80

Tonight at 7:00 on the Evening Concert on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week”.  The Philharmonic celebrates “Zubin Mehta at 80”, as Maestro Mehta turned 80 years old earlier this year. Alisa Weilerstein is the soloist in Elgar’s “Cello Concerto”. The program also includes music of Mozart, and others.

Thursday November 3: The New York Philharmonic This Week” (NYP 17-06)

The New York Philharmonic Celebrates Zubin Mehta at 80

Conductor: Zubin Mehta;

Musical highlights taken from:

CRUMB: Ancient Voices of Children

MOZART: Symphony No. 25

SHANKAR: Concerto No. 2 for Sitar & Orchestra, Raga-Mala (Ravi Shankar, sitar)

BARTOK: Piano Concerto No 1 (soloist Barenboim)

FURTWANGLER: Symphony No 2 (Scherzo)

WEBERN: Six Pieces for Orchestra

BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 7

ELGAR: Cello Concerto (Alisa Weilerstein, cello)