Episode #111
The Cleveland Orchestra Performs Brahms and Shostakovich
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Franz Welser-Möst leads the Cleveland Orchestra in program featuring Gil Shaham performing Brahms’s Violin Concerto in D Major; the New York premiere of Kaija Saariaho’s Laterna magica, a work inspired by the autobiography of Ingmar Bergmann; and Shostakovich's Symphony No. 6.
Shaham replaces Yefim Bronfman who withdrew on Tuesday.
The archived broadcast can be heard above through June 6.
Program Details
The Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst, Music Director and Conductor
Gil Shaham, violin
JOHANNES BRAHMS - Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77
KAIJA SAARIAHO - Laterna magica (New York Premiere)
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH - Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 54
Kaija Saariaho is the holder of the 2011-2012 Richard and Barbara Debs Composer's Chair at Carnegie Hall.
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WQXR and Carnegie Hall in collaboration with American Public Media (APM) present a series of twelve national broadcasts live from Carnegie Hall. The 2012-13 season featured a range of orchestras, small ensembles and soloists including the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela, conducted by Gustavo Dudamel; the pairing of American opera greats Renée Fleming and Susan Graham; and the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, led by Daniel Barenboim.
Comments [4]
Would be nice if Mr. Spurgeon would correctly pronounce the conductor's name, as Mr. Child managed to do. (Ms. Woolsey also makes this rare lapse.) The umlaut in his name is there for a reason.
@James,
Yes, pending artist approval, we hope to have the archived audio up in the next several days.
arg, can't believe I missed Shaham's Brahms. Will this be available to listen to after the concert?
I, personally, hate when an orchestra is declared the "best in the U.S." or the "best in the world." Each orchestra, whether venerable or unknown, has its own ups in downs in terms of performances. For example: some of the New York Philharmonic's Mahler recordings under Lorin Maazel were relatively ordinary, while some were brilliant. It all depends on the conductor and the music being played. Now, of course, this is not to say that this Cleveland Orchestra, along with others, is not always a good orchestra; it is, just some times it's better than other times.
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