Muti Conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in Tchaikovsky’s 3rd Symphony
The "theme" is "Polish"......
The "theme" is "Polish"......
The entree this evening is Dvorak's "Cello Concerto", followed by an equally large helping of Tchaikovsky. . . for dessert, Bach's 1st and 2nd Suites for Unaccompanied Cello. Join us for the Audio feast, starting at 7:00 tonight.
Tchaikovsky's 1st Piano Concerto almost never happened.
Starting Wednesday, April 1, we welcome the new season of the San Francisco Symphony with Tchaikovsky's 1st Piano Concerto, plus much more on this week's "Evening Concert"
Brahms and Tchaikovsky share a May 7th birthdate, although they are seven years apart: 1833 for Brahms, 1840 for Tchaikovsky. Tchaikovsky died in 1893 at the age of 53, Brahms in 1897, just shy of his 64th birthday. Their music shares a certain sensibility of deeply running passion.