Carnegie Hall Live! Begins April 5th at 7PM
Produced by WQXR and Carnegie Hall, the fifth season of Carnegie Hall Live! features some of the world’s best performers and ensembles in a wide range of styles, from early music to solo recitals to orchestral performances. The season kicks off with the Opening Night Gala concert by the New York Philharmonic, conducted by Alan Gilbert and featuring guest soloist Evgeny Kissin in a rousing performance of Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor, Op. 23. Other highlights in the specially-curated series include concerts by the Vienna Philharmonic and Berliner Philharmoniker; recitals by stars such as tenor Jonas Kaufmann and pianist Yuja Wang; and the St. Lawrence String Quartet performing the New York premiere of a new work by John Adams.
The Cleveland Orchestra begins March 31 at 7PM
WCLV Classical 104.9 ideastream® is pleased to announce the 51st Cleveland Orchestra Broadcast Season. We present Orchestra concerts under the direction of Franz Welser-Möst and highly respected guest conductors such as Alan Gilbert and Jane Glover. We also visit the archives to share some outstanding performances conducted by the late Lorin Maazel; long-time guest conductor Pierre Boulez, who died in January 2016; Louis Lane, former Cleveland Orchestra Resident Conductor, who passed away in February; the great Leopold Stokowski, and by Music Director Emeritus Christoph von Dohnányi, who is still actively conducting. The season includes the world premiere of a work by Avner Doman, Dvořák’s rarely performed Piano Concerto and his Stabat Mater, the Concerto Round of the prestigious Cleveland International Piano Competition, a brilliant interpretation of Handel’s Messiah and so much more!
San Francisco Symphony begins April 6th at 7PM
Since its beginning in 1911, the San Francisco Symphony has been known for innovative programs that offer a spectrum of traditional repertory and new music. Today, the Orchestra’s artistic vitality, recordings, and groundbreaking multimedia educational projects carry its impact throughout American musical life.
The San Francisco Symphony has grown in stature and acclaim under such distinguished music directors as Henry Hadley, Alfred Hertz, the legendary Pierre Monteux, Josef Krips, Seiji Ozawa, Edo de Waart and Herbert Blomstedt. Current Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas assumed the post in 1995. Together, he and the San Francisco Symphony have formed a musical partnership hailed as “one of the most inspiring and adventurous in the country.” Maestro Tilson Thomas and the Orchestra have also been praised by the critics for their musicianship, for their innovative programming, for bringing the works of American composers to the fore, and for bringing new audiences into Davies Symphony Hall.
