Maestro's Picks

Listen to Maestro David Cho's picks for great examples of the 2018-19 season repertoire.

Classical Series

Masterworks 1

Composer: Rossini
Work: William Tell Overture
Performers: Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Edo de Waart

Composer: Mendelssohn
Work: Italian Symphony
Performers: Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Paavo Järvi, Dirigent

Composer: Barber
Work: Adagio for Strings
Performers: Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Leonard Slatkin

Composer: Respighi
Work: Pines of Rome
Performers: New York Philharmonic
Conductor: Alan Gilbert

Masterworks 2

Composer: Brahms
Work: Hungarian Dance No. 6
Conductor: Martin Schmeling

Composer: Brahms
Work: Hungarian Dance No. 7
Conductor: Martin Schmeling

Composer: Brahms
Work: Hungarian Dance No. 5
Conductor: Martin Schmeling

Composer: Schumann
Work: Cello Concerto Op. 129
Performers: Steven Isserlis
Conductor: Emmanuel Krivine

Composer: Dvořák
Work: Symphony No.6 in D major, Op.60
Performers: BBC Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Jiří Bělohlávek

Masterworks 3

Composer: Beethoven
Work: “Egmont” Overture, Op. 84
Performers: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Conductor: Kurt Masur

Composer: Mozart
Work: Piano Concerto in G major Violin Concerto No. 4 in D, K218
Performers: Pinchas Zukerman
Conductor: Pinchas Zukerman

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Composer: Haydn
Work: Symphony No. 59
Performers: Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Andrés Orozco-Estrada

 

Composer: Stravinsky
Work: Firebird Suite (1919)
Conductor: Yuri Simonov

 

Masterworks 4

Composer: Mussorgsky
Work: The Fair at Sorochinski
Performers: Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
Conductor: Myung-Whun Chung

Composer:Rachmaninoff
Work: Piano Concerto No. 2
Performer: Anna Fedorova
Conductor: Martin Panteleev

Composer: Tchaikovsky
Work: Symphony No. 5
Performer: Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Evgeny Mravinsky

Masterworks 5

Composer: Bach
Work: Passacaglia and Fugue
Performers: Royal Philharmonic OrchestraT. Koopmanspan style="font-size: 10pt;">ón

Composer: Respighi
Work: Church Windows
Performers: Philharmonia Orchestra
Conductor: Geoffrey Simonón

Composer: Saint-Saëns
Work: Symphony No. 3 “Organ”
Performers: The Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
Conductor: Myung-Whun Chungón