Classical 101 has been the broadcast home of the since long before I got here in 1991. I was delighted to inherit responsibility for these broadcasts about 20 years ago. The recordings are made by Ed Thompson, and the broadcast preparation is by 星空无限传媒's own Kevin Petrilla and Eric French.
Join me and your orchestra (and chorus) Sunday afternoons at 1 on Classical 101, beginning this Sunday, April 2. You can also .
Highlights of the 2017 season include: Giuseppe Verdi's Requiem (the opening broadcast this Sunday), Ludwig van Beethoven and Russian marathons, a Klezmer festival, Steve Mackey's Four Iconoclastic Episodes, the phenomenal violinist joining the Columbus Symphony for Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto, an all-Mozart program, performances by violinists and and Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 3.
Mind you, these are just a few of the highlights!
Music director brings magnificent skill and passion to performances by the Columbus Symphony. The superb , conducted by , sings music by Verdi, Mahler and Modest Mussorgsky.
Here's the Columbus Symphony broadcast schedule for April:
Sundays at 1 p.m. on Classical 101
April 2 - Verdi: Requiem
Michelle Johnson, soprano
Margaret Mezzacappa, mezzo-soprano
Evan Johnson, tenor
Burak Bilgili, bass
Rossen Milanov, orchestra conductor
Ronald Jenkins, chorus conductor
April 9 - Beethoven Marathon
Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 36
Concerto for Violin, Cello and Piano in C, Op. 56, "Triple Concerto"
Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92
Alicia Hui, violin
Luis Biava, cello
Caroline Hong, piano
Peter Stafford Wilson, conductor
April 16 - Last Notes Festival
Mozart: Overture to Die Zauberflote
Mackey: Four Iconoclastic Episodes
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in b, "Path茅tique"
Anthony Marwood, violin
Steve Mackey, electric guitar
Rossen Milanov, conductor
April 23 - Russian Winter Festival
Sergei Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet (selections from Suites 1 and 2)
Tchaikovsky: Concerto in D for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 35
Igor Stravinsky: Petrushka (1947)
Elena Uroiste, violin
Rossen Milanov, conductor
April 30 - Klezmer Showcase
Johann Strauss II: Cs谩rd谩s from Ritter P谩zm谩n
Saad Haddad: Manarah
Osvaldo Golijov: K鈥檝akarat from The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind
Arranged by David Krakauer: Der Gasn Nign; Synagogue Wail; Der Heyser Bulgar
Franz Liszt, arranged by Karl M眉ller-Berghaus: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
David Krakauer, clarinet
Rossen Milanov, conductor
