Carolina Live
Carolina Live travels the region and features classical musicians from our area as well as those of international renown who visit our performance halls. Lauren Rico hosts the series.
Note: Carolina Live is looking for professional-quality vocal or instrumental recordings made in concert in the Carolinas in the past couple of years. Mail them to: Box 8990, Davidson, NC 28035-8990, attn. Carolina Live. For more info, call 877-333-8990.
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| Week of January 4, 2010 | The American Chamber Players |
Bloch: Concertino for flute, viola, and piano Madeleine Dring: Trio for flute, violin and piano Beethoven: Variations on 'La ci darem la mano' Mozart: Trio in E-flat Major, K. 498 'Kegelstatt' Paul Schoenfield: Bagatelle no. 3 |
(l-r) Sara Stern, Miles Hoffman, Alberto Parrini. Joanna Maurer, Anna Stoytcheva
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| Week of January 11, 2010 | Greenville (SC) Symphony Orchestra Edvard Tchivzhel, conductor |
Mozart: Serenade No. 10, K. 361 'Gran Partita' Mozart: Impresario Overture, K. 486 Mozart: Symphony No. 39 in E-flat, K. 543 Brahms: Haydn Variations, Op. 56a |
Edvard Tchivzhel and the Greenville Symphony Orchestra
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| Week of January 18, 2010 | The Greensboro (NC) Symphony Orchestra Dmitry Sitkovetsky, conductor Emanuel Ax, piano |
Schumann: Manfred Overture Beethoven: Piano Concerto #4 in G Mendelssohn: Symphony #3 in A minor, Op. 56 'Scottish' |
Conductor Dmitry Sitkovetsky ©J. Henry Fair, 2005
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| Week of January 25, 2010 | The Winston-Salem Symphony Robert Moody, conductor Winston-Salem Symphony Chorale UNC School of the Arts Cantata Singers Lisa Saffer, soprano Rita Litchfield, mezzo soprano Tony Stevenson, tenor Patrick Carfizzi, bass UNCSA Guitar Quartet |
Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto Andaluz Joaquín Turina: Danzas Fantasticas |
Robert Moody conducts the Winston-Salem Symphony
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| Week of February 1, 2010 | Charles Wadsworth and Friends Cory Cerovsek, violin Toby Appel, viola Edward Arron, cello Rieko Aizawa, piano Charles Wadsworth, piano Hsin-Yun Hwang, viola Broyhill Chamber Ensemble |
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Quartet in E-flat Op. 16 Robert Schumann: Arabesque Jean Françaix: Trio in C Major for Violin, Viola and Cello Maurice Ravel: Pavane for a Dead Princess Robert Schumann: Piano Quartet in E-flat Antonin Dvorak: String Quartet No. 6 in F, 'American' |
Pianist Charles Wadsworth and stars of the chamber music world in concert at the Columbia Museum of Art, in Columbia, South Carolina.
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| Week of February 8, 2010 | Westminster Choir Andrew Megill, conductor Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra Emmanuel Villaume, conductor Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano Russell Thomas, tenor |
Dietrich Buxtehude: Selections from 'Membra Jesu Nostri' J. S. Bach: Cantata #4, 'Christ Lag in Todesbanden' Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde |
Gustav Mahler and Johann Sebastian Bach
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| Week of February 15, 2010 | Western Piedmont Symphony: John Gordon Ross, conductor Kontras Quartet: Dmitri Pogorelov, François Henkins, Ai Ishida, Jean Hatmaker La Catrina Quartet: Daniel Vega-Albela, Blake Espy, Jorge Martínez, Alan Daowz The Jasper String Quartet: J Freivogel, Sae Niwa, Sam Quintal, Rachel Henderson Freivogel Fry Street Quartet: William Fedkenheuer, Rebecca McFaul, Russell Fallstad, Anne Francis Western Piedmont Youth Symphony, Rick Cline, conductor Joseph Robinson, oboe Alfredo Valdes-Brio Hoyos, clarinet Douglas Miller, clarinet Wilfred Roberts, bassoon Brice Andrus, horn |
Tan Dun: 'Drum and Gong' from Eight Colors for String Quartet George Gershwin: Lullaby Florence Price: Dances in the Canebrakes Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A Major Ludwig van Beethoven: The Ruins of Athens - Turkish March Felix Mendelssohn: Octet in E-flat for Strings Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante - Andantino with Variations Bedrich Smetana: String Quartet No. 1 in e minor, 'From My Life' |
(clockwise from upper left) La Catrina Quartet, Fry Street Quartet, the Jasper Quartet, and Kontras Quartet on this week's Carolina Live
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| Week of February 22, 2010 | Haochen Zhang, piano South Carolina Philharmonic Morihiko Nakahara, Conductor Wu Man, pipa |
Mozart: Piano Sonata in C, K. 330 Brahms: Klavierstücke, Op. 119 Tan Dun: Concerto for Pipa and Strings Traditional: White Snow in Spring Mussorgsky/Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition Stravinsky: Three Scenes from Petrouchka |
The Gold Medalist in the Van Cliburn competition, and the Pipa virtuoso on this edition of Carolina Live
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| Week of March 1, 2010 | Emily Jarrell Urbanek, piano Christina Pier, soprano Greensboro Symphony Orchestra Dmitry Sitkovetsky, conductor Bella Davidovich, piano Bruce Murray, piano Adda Kridler, violin Brian Howard, cello Haochen Zhang, piano Andres Diaz, cello Wendy Chen, piano |
Chopin: Bolero in A Major, Op. 19 Pauline Viardot-Garcia: Villanelle Pauline Viardot-Garcia: Les Filles de Cadix Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 in E, Op. 11 Chopin: Nocturne in B Major, Op. 62, No. 1 Chopin: Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 8, movement II: Scherzo Pauline Viardot-Garcia: Madrid Chopin: Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52 Chopin: Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 65 |
Chopin was born on March 1, 1810; his Bicentennial will be celebrated throughout the year 2010
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| Week of March 8, 2010 | Brevard Music Center Orchestra Norman Krieger, pianist André Raphel Smith, conductor Andrew Grams, conductor |
Glinka: Overture to Ruslan and Ludmilla Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 83 Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47 |
The Brevard Music Center
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| Week of March 15, 2010 | Charlotte Chamber Music Adda Kridler, Kari Giles, violin Ning Zhao, viola Jennifer Humphreys, cello David Wilson, baroque violin Ensemble Vermillion Katherine Heater, Harpsichord Barbara Blaker-Krumdieck, baroque cello Frances Blaker, recorder Gail Ann Schroeder, viola da gamba Melanie Russell, soprano Gesa Kordes, Michael Albert, violin Joey O'Donnell, viola Brian Howard, cello Shirley Gilpin, Sarah Sullivan, flute Henry Lebedinsky, organ Annette Nolan, Emily Jarrell Urbanek, piano |
Anton Wranitzky: String Quartet No. 2 in G Major Antonin Dvorak: 'American' Quartet Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber: Passacaglia for solo violin Marin Marais: The Bells of St. Genevieve Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Exultate Jubilate, K 165 Josef Myslivicek: Flute Concerto in D J. S. Bach: Flute Sonata in E-flat Major (mvts. 2 & 3) Otar Taktakshvili: Sonata for Flute and Piano |
Anton Wranitzky, Josef Myslivicek, and Antonin Dvorak
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| Week of March 22, 2010 | Jessica Hull-Dambaugh, flute Paula Robison, flute Kathleen Wilson, harp Mark Gainer, oboe Douglas Boyd, oboe Charles Messersmith, clarinet Christopher Sales, bassoon Debra Sherrill, horn Joshua Bell, violin Gil Morgenstern, violin Jan-Marie Christy Joyce, viola Edward Arron, cello Jeewon Park, piano Ensemble of St. Clare |
Jacques Ibert: Entr'acte Marcel Tournier: The River Running Through the Woods Andre Caplet: Spanish Divertimento Alessandro Marcello: Oboe Concerto in d minor Carl Neilsen: Wind Quintet, Op. 43 Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in D, Claude Debussy: Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Harp Beethoven: Piano Trio, Op, 70, No. 1 ('Ghost') |
Every year, while the Spoleto Festival USA is underway, other venues around Charleston, SC are offering performances of the Piccolo Spoleto Festival.
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| Week of March 29, 2010 | Charles Wadsworth and Friends Cory Cerovsek, violin Toby Appel, viola Edward Arron, cello Rieko Aizawa, piano Charles Wadsworth, piano Hsin-Yun Hwang, viola Broyhill Chamber Ensemble |
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Quartet in E-flat Op. 16 Robert Schumann: Arabesque Jean Françaix: Trio in C Major for Violin, Viola and Cello Maurice Ravel: Pavane for a Dead Princess Robert Schumann: Piano Quartet in E-flat Antonin Dvorak: String Quartet No. 6 in F, 'American' |
Pianist Charles Wadsworth and stars of the chamber music world in concert at the Columbia Museum of Art, in Columbia, South Carolina.
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| Week of April 5, 2010 | Charlotte Symphony Orchestra London Chamber Orchestra Christopher Warren-Green, conductor Oratorio Singers of Charlotte Melvyn Tan, piano |
Giuseppe Verdi: Overture to 'La Forza del Destino' Alexander Borodin: Polovtsian Dances from 'Prince Igor' Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat - II, III Sergei Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2 |
Conductor Christopher Warren-Green becomes the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra's Music Director in September 2010
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| Week of April 12, 2010 | Broyhill Chamber Ensemble Kathryn Lockwood, viola Yousif Sheronick, percussion Eastern Philharmonic Orchestra Gerard Schwarz, conductor Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin Linda Chesis, flute Douglas Miller, clarinet |
Beethoven: Piano Trio Op. 70, No 1, 'Ghost' Enzo Rao: A Different World Barber: Violin Concerto Copland: An Outdoor Overture Mozart: Flute Quartet in D, mvt. 1 Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B minor |
Music of Beethoven, Brahms and Barber...plus Mozart and Copland this week on Carolina Live
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| Week of April 19, 2010 | Greenville Symphony Orchestra Francesco La Vecchia, guest conductor Navah Perlman, piano Giora Schmidt, violin Zuill Bailey, cello |
Wagner: Siegfried Idyll Brahms: Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor Bruckner: Symphony No. 4, 'The Romantic' |
Francisco La Vecchia guest conducts the Greenville, SC Symphony Orchestra in music of Wagner and Bruckner on Carolina Live
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| Week of April 26, 2010 | Cypress String Quartet Greensboro Symphony Orchestra Dmitry Sitkovetsky, conductor Konstantin Lifschitz, piano Western Piedmont Symphony John Gordon Ross, conductor Anne Francis, cello |
Griffes: Two Sketches Based on Native American Themes Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini - Symphonic Fantasy after Dante Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5, finale Barber: String Quartet Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Bach: English Suite No. 4 - Sarabande Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor - finale |
Two chamber works by the Cypress String Quartet, and three Russian orchestral masterpieces from the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra on Carolina Live
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| Week of May 3, 2010 | University of South Carolina School of Music Symphony Orchestra Donald Portnoy, conductor Michael Ludwig, violin Nicola Giuliani, conductor Ya-Hui Cheng, conductor Melanie Pozdol, oboe South Carolina Philharmonic Morihiko Nakahara, conductor Vadim Gluzman, violin |
Richard Wagner: Prelude to Die Meistersinger Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Dvorak: Slavonic Dance No. 8 Goossens: Oboe Concerto, Op. 45 Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin Saint-Saens: Havanaise Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen |
The University of South Carolina Music School's Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Donald Portnoy and guests, on Carolina Live
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| Week of May 10, 2010 | Asheville Symphony Orchestra Daniel Meyer, conductor Chad Hoopes, violin Greensboro Symphony Orchestra Dmitry Sitkovetsky, conductor Bella Davidovich, piano |
Leonard Bernstein: Three Dance Episodes from 'On the Town' Max Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 4 Fryderyk Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor (i, iii) |
Daniel Meyer and the Asheville Symphony Orchestra with their take on 3 B's - Bernstein, Bruch, and Brahms - on Carolina Live
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| Week of May 17, 2010 | South Carolina Philharmonic Orchestra Erin Freeman, guest conductor Morihiko Nakahara, conductor Baron Fenwick, piano Joseph Mohan, piano Sean Yeh, piano Rebecca Schalk Nagel, oboe Peter Kolkay, bassoon Lynn Kompass, piano |
Glinka: Overture to Ruslan and Ludmila Delius: The Walk to Paradise Garden Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3, mvt. 1 Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 1 Lalliet: Terzetto for Oboe, Bassoon, and Piano - Rondo Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D Ravel: Piano Concerto in D for the Left Hand |
The South Carolina Philharmonic Orchestra with 'Beethoven and Bluejeans' on Carolina Live
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| Week of May 24, 2010 | Winston-Salem Symphony JoAnn Falletta, guest conductor Michael Ludwig, violin Benjamin Loeb, piano |
Schumann: Manfred Overture, Op. 115 Mendelssohn: Concerto for Piano & Violin Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73 |
JoAnna Falletta - a world class conductor - and the Winston-Salem Symphony
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| Week of May 31, 2010 | Eastern Philharmonic Orchestra Stefan Sanderling, conductor Gerard Schwarz, conductor Julia Fischer, violin Eric Pritchard, violin Monica Boboc, violin Jonathan Bagg, viola Alan Black, cello |
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 Paganini: Caprice No. 24 Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 11 Ravel: Daphnis & Chloe Suite No. 2 Strauss: Die Rosenkavalier Suite |
A Fifth of Beethoven, a pinch of Paganini, along with some fine ingredients from Mendelssohn, Mozart, and Ravel
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| Week of June 7, 2010 | Emmanuel Villaume, conductor Alex Agrest, conductor Pierre Vallet, conductor Yuriy Bekker, violin Megan Holland, violin Jill King, viola James Holland, cello Steve Rosenberg, guitar Ensemble of St. Clare Renaissance Choral Ensemble Charleston Pro Musica College of Charleston Madrigal Singers Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra |
Orlando Gibbons: O Clap Your Hands Philip Stopford: For the Beauty of the Earth Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending Richard Strauss: Overture to Die Fledermaus Maurice Ravel: La Valse Edward Hart: The Quiet Hour Pierre Phalese: Les Bouffons Anon. Italian: Ben venga maggio Anon. Catalan: L'amor dona Gabriel Faure: Pavane, Op. 50 Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B-flat, Op. 60: IV |
From Charleston, South Carolina, welcome to a special edition of Carolina Live: The Sounds of Spoleto
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| Week of June 14, 2010 | Henry Janiec, conductor David Effron, conductor Keith Lockhart, conductor Brevard Music Center Orchestra |
Richard Strauss: Overture to Don Juan, Op. 20 Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 6 Pytor Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 |
The Three Maestros: Henry Janiec, David Effron, and Keith Lockhart
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| Week of June 21, 2010 | Alicia Chapman, oboe Fabio Parrini, piano Kate Steinbeck, flute Dan Skidmore, violin Simon Ertz, viola Elizabeth Austin, cello Donald Portnoy, conductor USC Symphony Orchestra |
Eugene Goosens: Pastorale & Arlequinade Max Reger: Serenade in G Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quartet in D Madeline Dring: Trio Calvin Hampton: Variations on Amazing Grace Ernst von Dohnanyi: Serenade in C Claude Debussy: Three Epigraph Antiques Sergei Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances |
Keowee Chamber Music: Handcrafted in the Carolinas
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| Week of June 28, 2010 | Jessica Hull-Dambaugh, flute Paula Robison, flute Kathleen Wilson, harp Mark Gainer, oboe Douglas Boyd, oboe Charles Messersmith, clarinet Christopher Sales, bassoon Debra Sherrill, horn Joshua Bell, violin Gil Morgenstern, violin Jan-Marie Christy Joyce, viola Edward Arron, cello Jeewon Park, piano Ensemble of St. Clare |
Jacques Ibert: Entr'acte Marcel Tournier: The River Running Through the Woods Andre Caplet: Spanish Divertimento Alessandro Marcello: Oboe Concerto in D minor Carl Neilsen: Wind Quintet, Op. 43 Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in D Claude Debussy: Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Harp Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio, Op, 70, No. 1 ('Ghost') |
Every year, while the Spoleto Festival USA is underway, other venues around Charleston, SC are offering performances of the Piccolo Spoleto Festival.
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| Week of July 3, 2010 | Keith Lockhart, conductor Brevard Music Center Orchestra Norman Krieger, piano |
Bernstein: Candide Overture Barber: Adagio Gershwin: Concerto in F Copland: Third Symphony |
Keith Lockhart and the Brevard Music Center Orchestra, joined by pianist Norman Krieger for Gershwin's Concerto in F.
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| Week of July 10, 2010 | Julie Andrijeski, violin Johanna Novom, violin Daniel Elyar, viola Adrienne Post, viola Brent Wissick, cello Jeanne Fischer, soprano Katherine Ardoin, mezzo-soprano Barry Bauguess, trumpet Justin Bland, trumpet Justin Godoy, recorder Joshua Lee, gamba John O’Brien, organ Andrew Willis, fortepiano Joseph Gascho, harpsichord Magnolia Baroque Festival Orchestra Magnolia Baroque Artists Magnolia Baroque Strings Harmonious Blacksmith Piedmont Chamber Singers |
Josef Pavel Vevjanovsky: Sonata Vespertina ab. 8 Johann Friederich Peter: Ich will mit euch ein ewigen Bund machen Johann Friederich Peter: String Quintet No. 1 in D Major Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto in F, BWV 1057 Antonio Bertali: Sonata ab. 6 “Tausend Gulden” Johann Friederich Peter: Ein Jeglicher sey gessinet Johann Friederich Peter: Wolhn denen, die in deinem Hause Marin Marais: Les folies d’espagne Johann Friederich Peter: String Quintet No. 2 in A Major Johann Heinrich Schmelzer: Sonata in A minor Denis Gautier: Chaconne Johann Friederich Peter: Die Gnade un Wahrheit des Herrn |
The Magnolia Baroque Festival is a biannual celebration of some of the most beloved music of all time. The festival, which takes place in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, is a unique opportunity to experience a remarkable series of concerts by gifted musicians from all over the world.
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| Week of July 17, 2010 | Keith Lockhart, conductor Joseph Kalichstein, piano |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Overture to Don Giovanni Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor, Op. 54 Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40 |
Live from Brevard: Lockhart conducts Kalichstein
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| Week of July 24, 2010 | Haochen Zhang, piano Bella Davidovich, piano Dmitry Sitkovetsky, conductor Greensboro Symphony Orchestra |
Fryderyk Chopin: Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op. 65 Fryderyk Chopin: Ballade No. 4 Fryderyk Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 |
A Bicentennial broadcast of piano works of Fryderyk Chopin, performed by artists across the Carolinas.
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| Week of July 31, 2010 | Cory Cerovsek, violin Toby Appel, viola Edward Arron, cello Rieko Aizawa, piano Charles Wadsworth, piano Hsin-Yun Hwang, viola Broyhill Chamber Ensemble |
Robert Schumann: Arabesque Jean Françaix: Trio in C Major for Violin, Viola and Cello Maurice Ravel: Pavane for a Dead Princess Robert Schumann: Piano Quartet in E-flat Antonin Dvorak: String Quartet No. 6 in F, 'American' |
Pianist Charles Wadsworth and stars of the chamber music world in concert at the Columbia Museum of Art, in Columbia, South Carolina.
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| Week of August 7, 2010 | American Chamber Players |
Ernest Bloch: Concertino for flute, viola and piano Madeleine Dring: Trio for flute, violin and piano Beethoven: Variations on 'La ci darem la mano' Mozart: Trio in E-flat Major, K. 498 'Kegelstatt' Paul Schoenfield: Bagatelle no. 3 |
(l-r) Sara Stern, Miles Hoffman, Alberto Parrini. Joanna Maurer, Anna Stoytcheva
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| Week of August 14, 2010 | David Effron, conductor Gil Shaham, violin |
Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90 Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, Op.77 |
Brevard Finale: David Effron conducts Gil Shaham
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| Week of August 21, 2010 | Greenville Symphony Orchestra Edvard Tchivzhel, conductor |
Mozart: Serenade No. 10, K. 361 in B-flat Major 'Gran Partita' Mozart: Impresario Overture, K. 486 Mozart: Symphony No. 39 in E-flat, K. 543 Brahms: Haydn Variations, Op. 56a |
Edvard Tchivzhel and the Greenville Symphony Orchestra
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| Week of August 28, 2010 | Emmanuel Villaume, conductor Alex Agrest, conductor Pierre Vallet, conductor Yuriy Bekker, violin Megan Holland, violin Jill King, viola James Holland, cello Steve Rosenberg, guitar Ensemble of St. Clare Renaissance Choral Ensemble Charleston Pro Musica College of Charleston Madrigal Singers Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra |
Orlando Gibbons: O Clap Your Hands Philip Stopford: For the Beauty of the Earth Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending Richard Strauss: Overture to Die Fledermaus Maurice Ravel: La Valse Edward Hart: The Quiet Hour Pierre Phalese: Les Bouffons Anon. Italian: Ben venga maggio Anon. Catalan: L'amor dona Gabriel Faure: Pavane, Op. 50 Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B-flat, Op. 60: IV |
From Charleston, South Carolina, welcome to a special edition of Carolina Live: The Sounds of Spoleto
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