It can be a delicate moment when an orchestra names a new music director—orchestras can be a little cool toward new conductors. The Charlotte Symphony has stepped up and welcomed its Music Director Designate with a party atmosphere. We'll hear the fruits of this new partnership on today's show: Kwamé Ryan leads the Charlotte Symphony in a hometown performance.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Peter Tchaikovsky: Souvenir of a Beloved Place: Movement 3 Melody
Jennifer Koh, violin | Odense Symphony Orchestra | Alexander Vedernikov, conductor
Album: Tchaikovsky: Complete Works for Violin and Orchestra
Cedille 166
Shih-Hui Chen: Returning Souls: Four Short Pieces on Three Formosan Amis Legends
Geoffrey Herd, violin | Eliot Heaton, violin | Eric Wong, viola | Max Geissler, cello
Geneva Music Festival, Froelich Hall, Gearan Center for the Performing Arts, Hobart & William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY
Samuel Zyman: Sonata No. 2 for Flute and Piano: Mvt 1 Larghetto espessivo e rubato
Mimi Stillman, flute | Charles Abramovic, piano
Dolce Suono Ensemble, Trinity Center for Urban Life, Philadelphia, PA
Peter Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33
Sterling Elliott, cello | Charlotte Symphony Orchestra | Kwamé Ryan, conductor
Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, Belk Theatre, Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, Charlotte, NC
Hour 2
Marc-Andre Hamelin: Landler I, from Con intimissimo sentimento & Little Nocturne
Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano
Album: Etudes
Hyperion 67789
Witold Lutoslawski: Variations on a Theme by Paganini for Two Pianos
Marc-Andre Hamelin & Gloria Chien, pianos
Chamber Music Northwest, Mechanics Hall, Worcester, MA
Margi Griebling-Haigh: Sortilege, free variations for bassoon and piano
Amy Pollard, bassoon | Greg Hankins, piano
University of Georgia Performing Arts Center, Hugh Hodgson School of Music, Athens, GA
Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90: Mvts. 2-4
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra | Louis Langree, conductor
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Music Hall, Cincinnati, OH
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