“Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364” and “Concerto for Orchestra” on tonight’s “Evening Concert”
Barantschik and Vinacour are the soloists in the Mozart; conductor MTT brings his understanding of Bartok to the "Concerto for Orchestra".
Like “Scheherazade”? Tonight’s your night! it’s a concert recording from San Francisco
My father did not know Charles Ives and neither did John Adams' father. However, the composer explains himself below....
Tonight’s “Evening Concert” features music by Strauss, Bartok, and Michael Tilson Thomas
"I am Richard Strauss". That's an exact quote from the composer heard by US troops when he answered the knock on his door by US troops during WWII.
Michael Tilson Thomas
The famous conductor is retiring from conducting the San Francisco Symphony.
The San Francisco Symphony returns to the Evening Concert for 13 Wednesday nights in a row.
Music Director MTT (Michael Tilson Thomas) conducts. Daniil Trifonov is the piano soloist in one of Chopin's two piano concertos.