Batiashvili, Philharmonia, Shani, RFH review – Nordic mystery and Alpine tragedy
Lyric Sibelius and epic Mahler make a charismatic odd couple. Classical music review by Boyd Tonkin
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Lyric Sibelius and epic Mahler make a charismatic odd couple. Classical music review by Boyd Tonkin
Lyric Sibelius and epic Mahler make a charismatic odd couple. Classical music review by Boyd Tonkin
Please join us in congratulating the Yale School of Music faculty and alums who were nominated for GRAMMY Awards on Tuesday, Nov. 15. The winners of the 2023 GRAMMY Awards will be announced on Sunday, Feb. 5.
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Michael Francis leads Vaughan Williams' war-torn Sixth Symphony 150 years after the English composer’s birth. Pianist Behzod Abduraimov shares his “prodigious technique and rhapsodic flair” (The New York Times) in Rachmaninoff’s variations on an iconic melody by legendary violinist-composer Paganini—a brilliant showcase of stunning moments and orchestral thrills. Panufnik's trumpet fanfare signals the start of the program, while Ives' somber trumpet ponders the "perennial question of existence.”
Dr. Joseph E. Maddy was born October 14, 1891. Celebrate all day on Classical IPR with listener memories and archival recordings of performances he conducted.