Archive for February, 2020
Benny Russell and the Musicians of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Pay Homage to Martin Luther King, JR.
Saxophonist and composer Benny Russell and the Musicians of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra will celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church on Saturday, February 22 at 3:00 PM. Benny Russell spoke with me about the event and his music for the occasion, and BSO English Horn, Jane […]
Wednesday 02/19/20 Carnegie Hall Live
11:00 PM Mahler Chamber Orchestra Mitsuko Uchida, Piano and Director Matthew Truscott, Concertmaster and Leader Program: Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 19 in F Major, K. 459 Berg: Three Pieces from the Lyric Suite (arr. for string orchestra) Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 10 in C, K. 330: II. […]
Playlist: Feb/19/20
10:58 PM John Dowland — Round Batle Galliard Ronn McFarlane, luteDorian, 90148 10:07 PM Johannes Brahms — Piano Concerto No. 1 Key: dOpus: 15Conductor: Andris NelsonsEnsemble: Bavarian Symphony OrchestraHelene Grimaud, pianoDG/Archiv, 19046 9:56 PM Max Richter — Autumn (recomposed) Conductor: Andre de RidderEnsemble: Concert House OrchestraDaniel Hope, violinRaphael Alpermann, harpsichordDG/Archiv, 4792777 9:44 PM Grace Williams […]
Tuesday 2/18/20 Chicago Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM Riccardo Muti conducts Scheherazade Mozart: Overture to Don Giovanni, K. 527 Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550 Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade (Robert Chen, violin)
IN Series brings their Carmen to Baltimore, and much more!
Tim Nelson of IN Series stopped by to talk about their new take on Bizet’s classic, Le Cabaret de Carmen, as well as exciting new things happening for the company and opera in Baltimore.
Playlist: Feb/18/20
10:09 PM Johannes Brahms — Symphony No. 1 Key: cOpus: 68Conductor: Riccardo ChaillyEnsemble: Royal Concertgebouw OrchestraLondon, 421295 9:53 PM Irene Britton Smith — Violin Sonata Gregory Walker,violinHelen Walker-Hill,pianoLeonarda, 339 9:29 PM Andre Mathieu — Piano Concerto No. 3, “De Quebec” Conductor: Alain TrudelEnsemble: Orchestre MetropolitainJean-Philippe Sylvestre, pianoAtma, 22763 9:18 PM Antonio Vivaldi — Chamber Concerto […]
Black History Month, as I’ve programmed
A running list of each of the 25 different black composers I’ll be programming this Black History Month.
Winter Drive 2020 wrap-up
Thank you each and every one of you who called in a pledge of support, both in the pre-drive ‘buy back’ campaign and during the official pledge drive. YOU have truly made the difference! The numbers:Buyback – 666 pledges = $71,522.00Winter Drive – 747 pledges = $98,571.50 26% were online pledges196 new members between both […]
Monday 2/17/20 New York Philharmonic
11:00 PM Jaap van Zweden conducts Britten and Shostakovich BRITTEN: Violin Concerto, Op. 15 Simone Lamsma, violin Jaap van Zweden, conductor SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No 7, “Leningrad”, Op. 60 Jaap van Zweden, conductor
Playlist: Feb/17/20
10:57 PM Giovanni Palestrina — Ricercar del primo tuono Ensemble: Empire Brass QuintetTelarc, 80257 10:12 PM Ludwig van Beethoven — Violin Concerto Key: DOpus: 61Conductor: David ZinmanEnsemble: Baltimore Symphony OrchestraHilary Hahn, violinCBS/Sony, 60584 10:03 PM Jean Sibelius — Finlandia Opus: 26Conductor: Yoel LeviEnsemble: Cleveland OrchestraTelarc, 80095 9:51 PM Archangelo Corelli — Concerto Grosso No. 12 […]
