Archive for September 17th, 2013
Alvin Ailey Dance
When I was still living in Africa, there was great excitement when we heard that the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater would be performing in Johannesburg. They lived up to all the hype — it was a thrilling performance. One of the principal dancers in the company was Linda-Denise Fischer-Harrell, who is now an active dance […]
Tuesday 9/17/13 Chicago Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM Juanjo Mena conducts works inspired by rivers, as part of the Rivers Festival. Smetana: The Moldau from Ma Vlast Takemitsu: Riverrun (Peter Serkin, piano) Villa-Lobos:: Amazonas Beethoven:: Symphony No 6 in F Major, Op 68, Pastoral Schmitt: La Tragédie de Salomé (Alain Altinoglu, conductor)
Playlist: Sep/17/13
10:49 PM Franz Joseph Haydn — Concertino No. 11 Key: CWu Han, pianoJorja Fleezanis, violinErin Keefe, violinDavid Finckel, celloMusic@Menl, 20103 10:36 PM Giuseppe Verdi — MacBeth: Act III: Ballet Music Conductor: James LevineEnsemble: Metropolitan Opera OrchestraCBS/Sony, 52489 10:17 PM Luigi Boccherini — Cello Concerto No. 2 Key: DConductor: William BoughtonEnsemble: English String OrchestraAlexander Michejew, celloNimbus, […]
