Schumann’s “4th Symphony” by the San Francsico Symphony on the “Evening Concert”
Also on the program, Brahms' "Haydn" Variations and music of Berlioz.
James Levine conducts the CSO in Mozart’s 31st Symphony on tonight’s “Evening Concert”
He'll also conducts Berlioz's semi-autobiographical "Symphonie fantastique".
Alice Sara Ott plays Grieg’s “Piano Concerto” with the Shanghai Symphony on the “Evening Concert”
Meet Alice Sara Ott, if you haven't already. The 28-year-old German pianist's record label Deutsche Grammaphon says that she "..stands among the most compelling artists of her generation".
Beethoven’s “Triple Concerto” from the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra on the “Evening Concert”
Start with Berlioz' "Roman Carnival Overture", follow with the "Triple Concerto" and finish with Holst's "The Planets"...
Beyond the Score: The Symphonie Fantastique by Berlioz: Stephane Deneve conducts the CSO
Berlioz's "Symphonie fantastique" is still 'fantastic' in so many ways....over 170 years since it's composition, listeners still marvel at it's sonic majesty.....