The Los Angeles Philharmonic plays a World Premiere of Stephen Hartke’s Symphony No. 4

Tonight at 7:00 on the Evening Concert on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Music Director Gustavo Dudamel is joined by organist Cameron Carpenter in the World Premiere of Stephen Hartke’s Symphony No. 4, the “Organ” Symphony. Also on the program Samuel Barber’s “Toccata Festiva for Organ and Orchestra”.

Wednesday February 3: Los Angeles Philharmonic (LAP 15-05)

Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

Cameron Carpenter, organ

BARBER: Tocatta Festiva for Organ and Orchestra  

SCRIABIN (arr. Carpenter): Sonata No. 2 (for solo organ)

Stephen HARTKE (b. 1952, USA): Symphony No. 4, “Organ” (world premiere, LAPA commission)

Read the Dec 5, 2015 piece on Carpenter on NPR here: http://www.npr.org/sections/deceptivecadence/2015/12/05/458373125/an-object-of-pure-mathematics-organist-cameron-carpenter-on-his-instrument