The 16-year-old André Watts debuts with the New York Philharmonic in a Young People’s Concert, nationally broadcast in prime time on CBS, Jan. 15, 1963. Leonard Bernstein introduces him with distinct references to Watts’ race. (His parents were Hungarian and
Pacific Overtures: May
My monthly newsletter … Pacific Overtures. May, 2018.
Video: Carnegie Hall debut recap
Our videographer Paul Harkins put this together.
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10, second movement
Every time I hear this performance I’m astounded. Yevgeny Mravinsky conducts the Leningrad Philharmonic. Carl St.Clair and Pacific Symphony perform Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 10 on May 3-5.
A double bass playlist
By ERICA SHARP 1. “The Famous Solo” in E minor for Double Bass 2nd movement by Domenico Dragonetti: 2. Sinfonia Concertante, I. Allegro for Viola and Double Bass by Carl von Ditters Dittersdorf: 3. “The Carnival of the Animals,” V.
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6, 3rd movement
Here’s another piece you can play for your friends who think classical music is boring. It’s the third movement, Allegro molto vivace, of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6, “Pathetique.” Even if you know the music, you might want to listen to
Expanding your repertoire: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta
Here’s a piece to play for someone who thinks classical music is boring and/or relaxing. (Fritz Reiner conducts the Chicago Symphony in the second movement of Bartok’s Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta.)
Ravi Shankar: Sitar Concerto No. 2
Here’s an excerpt from Ravi Shankar’s Sitar Concerto No. 2, with Anoushka Shankar as soloist and Zubin Mehta conducting the Berlin Philharmonic. Anoushka Shankar plays her father’s Sitar Concerto No. 3 with Carl St.Clair and Pacific Symphony on April 12-14.
Pacific Overtures, April
My newsletter for April — click on the link below … Pacific Overtures. April, 2018.