August 2009 Symphony Season - Program 7
Tuesday, August 18, 2009 -
Russian Jubilee
Victor Yampolsky, conductor
Tchaikovsky: The Snow Maiden, op 12 (three excerpts)
Borodin: Symphony #2
Khachaturian: Violin Concerto
Ilya Kaler, violin
The final week of the Festiva
l begins with three excerpts from Tchaikovsky's incidental music to The Snow Maiden receiving their first Festival performance. These are three unknown jewels by a composer who is very well known.
Alexander Borodin was a Professor of Chemistry who loved and composed music as a hobby until he was convinced by Balakirev that "his real business was composition." This is the first performance of Borodin's Symphony #2 in B minor at the Festival.
Valentin Zhuk performed the Kachaturian Violin Concerto at the Festival in 1994.
To hear more about the concert click here for a video preview by Music Director Victor Yampolsky and Associate Conductor Stephen Alltop.
Program Notes for this concert
This concert is sponsored by Billie Kress