He's an avid surfer and violinist. He's led the Australian Chamber Orchestra for 32 years. And in Australia, he's been officially named a National Living Treasure. On today's episode, violinist Richard Tognetti leads a gorgeous performance of The Lark Ascending by Ralph Vaughan Williams.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Camille Saint-Saens: Une Nuit a Lisbonne (A Night in Lisbon)
Orchestre Symphonique Francais; Laurent Petitgirard, conductor
Saint-Saens
Adda 590064
Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 60, Leningrad: Movement 4
Minnesota Orchestra; Juanjo Mena, conductor
Minnesota Orchestra, Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, MN
Arvo Part: Fratres, for violin and piano
Danny Koo, violin; Stephen Prutsman, piano
Rockport Music, Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport, MA
Camille Saint-Saens: Caprice On Danish and Russian Airs, Op. 79
Elizabeth Mann, flute; Jonathan Fischer, oboe; Daniel Gilbert, clarinet; William Wolfram, piano
Colorado College Summer Music Festival, Packard Hall, Colorado Springs, CO
Hour 2
Johann Sebastian Bach: Triple Concerto in a minor, BWV 1044: Adagio
Alison Mitchell, flute; Angela Hewitt, piano; Richard Tognetti, violin; Australian Chamber Orchestra; Richard Tognetti, conductor
Bach: The Keyboard Concertos, Vol. 1
Hyperion 67307
Marc Mellits: Apollo
Windsync
Beaches Fine Arts Series, St. Pauls By The Sea Church, Jacksonville, FL
Ralph Vaughan Williams, arr. Adam Johnson: The Lark Ascending
Richard Tognetti, violin; Australian Chamber Orchestra; Richard Tognetti, conductor
City Recital Hall, Angel Place, Sydney, Australia
Margi Griebling-Haigh: Dances Ravissants
The Merian Ensemble
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Pre-Concert Series, Symphony Hall, Atlanta GA
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