“The New York Philharmonic This Week” presents Marc Blitzstein’s “Airborne” Symphony
The "Airborne" Symphony is a history of human flight in sound. The work is dedicated to the Eighth Air Force.
Ravel’s “Tombeau”, Mussorgsky’s “Pictures” on The New York Philharmonic This Week”
A tribute in music to his many friends killed in WW I (Ravel's Le Tombeau de Couperin") and to a singular 'death of an artist', (Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition") on tonight's "Evening Concert".
Michael Tilson Thomas, the CSO, pianist Jeremy Denk and Beethoven’s 3rd Piano Concerto
It's a potent mix of pianistic virtuosity and mastery of the orchestral score when pianist Jeremy Denk joins Michael Tilson Thomas and the CSO in Bethoven's Third Piano Concerto.