Hampton Roads, Virginia is comprised of dozens of cities and towns on a peninsula with roots that go back 400 years. It’s also the home of one of the newest – and most ambitious – arts festivals in the Southeast. This week JoAnn Falletta conducts the Virginia Symphony and special guest, violinist Joshua Bell, playing Tchaikovsky’s ever-popular concerto. The program is hosted by Mike McKay and Lauren Rico.
PROKOFIEV: Cinderella Suites No. 1-3
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin Concerto in D major
Joshua Bell, violin
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
VIEUXTEMPS: Variations on Yankee Doodle
Joshua Bell, violin
BEETHOVEN: Sonata in F Major
Anna Petrova, piano
RAVEL: Sonatine
Anna Petrova, piano
BRITTEN: Hymn to St. Cecilia
Chanticleer
Matthew Oltman, director
(Original performance April 23, 2011)
Listen to the entire program: Virginia Arts Festival: Russian Spectacular
Billboard and Introduction to Prokofiev's Cinderella - Mike McKay and Lauren Rico
Sergei Prokofiev: Cinderella Suites Nos. 1-3
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Introduction to Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto - Mike McKay and Lauren Rico
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Major
Joshua Bell, violin
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Introduction to Vieuxtemps' Variation on Yankee Doodle - Mike McKay and Lauren Rico
Henri Vieuxtemps: Variations on Yankee Doodle
Joshua Bell, violin
End of first half - Mike McKay and Lauren Rico
Introduction to Beethoven's Sonata in F Major - Mike McKay and Lauren Rico
Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata in F Major
Anna Petrova, piano
Introduction to Ravel's Sonatine - Mike McKay and Lauren Rico
Maurice Ravel: Sonatine
Anna Petrova, piano
Introduction to Britten's Hymn to St. Cecilia - Mike McKay and Lauren Rico
Benjamin Britten: Hymn to St. Cecilia
Chanticleer
Matthew Oltman, director
End of the show - Mike McKay and Lauren Rico
