Sakari Oramo conducts the CSO in Nielsen’s 5th Symphony on the “Evening Concert”
Perhaps someone will write a pHd on "Why is it that so often the 5th Symphony of many a famous composer is a masterpiece and often an iconic work?"
Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition” from the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
It is more than apocrypha to say that Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition" are an attempt to capture the visual artwork of the "Exhibition", artwork of his recently deceased friend Viktor Hartmann.
Dvorak’s 7th Symphony and Prokofiev’s 3rd Piano Concerto on the “Evening Concert”
Dvorak's 7th Symphony and Prokofiev's 3rd Piano Concerto with rising star pianist Behzod Abduraimov from the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
Jaap Van Zweden and Alisa Weilerstein: Prokofiev and Britten on the Evening Concert
Alisa Weilerstein has established herself as one of the leading cellists of the day. She 'tackles' (so to speak) Prokofiev's "Symphony-Concerto' tonight on the "Evening Concert"
Gil Shaham plays Prokofiev’s “2nd Violin Concerto” with the San Francisco Symphony
Prokofiev's "2nd Violin Concerto" dates from 1935, the same year as Berg's "Violin Concerto". Each of these works had it's premeire, synchronously so, in Spain (Prokofiev: Madird, Berg: Barcelona).