Gil Shaham Plays Barber's Violin Concerto
Thursday, March 11, 2010
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Gil Shaham, violin (Boyd Hagen)
This week's broadcast from the New York Philharmonic features one of the orchestra's most beloved soloists, violinist Gil Shaham. He joins conductor David Robertson (who also happens to be his brother-in-law) in Barber's lush Violin Concerto.
Shaham is undertaking a season-long project in which he focuses on violin concertos of the 1930s, with the Barber being among the most popular. "Barber’s Violin Concerto is so American in its tone, and that memorable final movement suggests skyscrapers being built in the cities or the dustbowl farmers in the West," Shaham recently told The Strad magazine. Also on the program are two other 20th century staples: Ravel's Mother Goose Suite and Bartok's The Wooden Prince.
Program details:
David Robertson, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin
Ravel: Mother Goose Suite
Barber: Violin Concerto
Bartok: The Wooden Prince
Comments [2]
David,
You can listen to the show by following the link to the New York Philharmonic website.
I missed hearing the Thursday, March 11, 2010 airing of the New York Philharmonic This Week. How can I get to hear it?
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