The Queen City’s orchestra welcomed an acclaimed violinist and her priceless Stradivarius for the second concert from their 2013-2014 Classics Series. In addition to a concerto by the French composer Saint-Saens, the concert opens with the popular overture to one of Mozart’s greatest operas, and concludes with Tchaikovsky’s heart-rending final symphony.
Listen to the entire program: CSO Classics II, 2013-2014 Season
Billboard and introduction to Classics II, the second in the Charlotte Symphony’s 2013-2014 Classics Series, programmed and directed by the highly-respected Christopher Warren-Green. – Lauren Rico
MOZART: Overture to Don Giovanni
Charlotte Symphony Orchestra
Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
Introduction to Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor by Camille Saint-Saëns, played by the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra with violinist Karn Gomyo – Lauren Rico
SAINT-SAENS: Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor
Charlotte Symphony Orchestra with violinist Karn Gomyo
Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
End of Part One with Lauren Rico and Mike McKay. Beginning of Part Two with introduction to The Symphony No. 6 in B minor - Pathétique by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, played by the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra under Christopher Warren-Green.
TCHAIKOVSKY: The Symphony No. 6 in B minor – Pathétique
Charlotte Symphony Orchestra
Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
Introduction to Maurice Ravel’s Mother Goose Suite by the Greensboro Symphony, led by Dmitry Sitkovetsky.
RAVEL: Mother Goose Suite
Greensboro Symphony
Dmitry Sitkovetsky, conductor
End of the show – Lauren Rico and Mike McKay
