Rhapsody In Blue

Saturday, March 20, 2010

Orion Weiss, piano
Joel Levine, conductor

Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol
Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain
Schuman: New England Triptych
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue

An outpouring of melody and color, Rhapsody in Blue in the hands of Orion Weiss promises a performance of beauty and elegance. A leader among the younger generation of American musicians, Weiss is one of the most sought-after soloists of today.

 

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Beethoven's Ninth

Saturday, April 17, 2010

Canterbury Choral Society
Joel Levine, conductor

Wagner: Overture to "Tannhauser"
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 ("Choral")

The maginificence and mystery of Beenthoven's Ninth persists through the centuries. We marvel at the drama and uncanny beauty of this symphony from its whispering mists to its thundering jubilation.

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Tchaikovsky and Sibelius

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Stefan Jackiw, violin
Joel Levine, conductor

Tchaikovsky: Polonaise from Eugen Onegin
Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4

"Get out the superlativess and take your pick: huge technical resources; dead center pitch...a tone both silky and steely; a bow arm of great strength and control; breathtaking clarity..." --Seattle Post Intelligencer

 

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Grand Opening Night

Saturday, September 19, 2009

Steven Isserlis, cello
Joel Levine, conductor

Stravinsky:  Suite from "The Firebird"
Dvorak:  Concerto for Cello in B minor

"The music world -- and music itself -- is infinitely richer for the
presence of Steven Isserlis." -- Gramophone Magazine

 

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 Radiant Music

Saturday, October 10, 2009

Corey Cerovsek, violin
Joel Levine, conductor

Rossini:  Overture to The Italian Girl in Algiers
Lalo:  Symphonie Espagnole
Brahms:  Symphony No. 2

"Corey Cerovsek is a formidable talent whose playing combines
an exciting spontaneity and a powerful technique with old-world charm" -- New York Times

 

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Transformations

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Stephen Hough, piano
Joel Levine, conductor 

Strauss: Death and Transfiguration
Ravel: La Valse
Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis

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Hough is "...perhaps the finest, certainly the most articulate, intelligent and technically impressive British pianist on the circuit..." -- Ham & High Series

 

Concert Preview at 7:00 pm features a talk
by Peggy Payne, Philharmonic pianist
and founder of "Go For Baroque" 

 

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Marc-Andre Hamelin
New and Improved

Saturday, January 30, 2010

Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano
Joel Levine, conductor

Mendelssohn: Son and Stranger Overture
Mozart: Symphony No. 41 ("Jupiter")
Franck: Symphonic Variations
Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 1

"Notes pour and cascade like diamonds from his fingers..." -- Gramophone Magazine

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Fantastique!

Saturday, February 27, 2010

Joel Levine, conductor

Arnold: Four Scottish Dances
Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
Berlioz: Roman Carnival
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique

An evening of magnificent passion and tenderness in this all-orchestral program

 

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