7-9 p.m. EST0000-0200 UTC/GMTWDCE, University of Richmond90.1 FMhttp://wdce.org Smetana: “Libuše” OvertureCleveland Orchestra/Christoph von Dohnányi(Decca) Thomas de Hartmann: Violin ConcertoJoshua Bell, violinINSO-Lviv Symphony Orchestra/Dalia Stasevska(Pentatone) Martinů: Double Concerto, H. 271, for 2 string orchestras, piano & timpaniJosef Růžička, pianoJan Bouše, timpaniCzech Radio Symphony Orchestra/Charles Mackerras(Supraphon) Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 in E minorRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic/Vasily Petrenko(Naxos)

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16.11.2024

Letter V Classical Radio Nov. 17 – Letter V

7-9 p.m. EST0000-0200 UTC/GMTWDCE, University of Richmond90.1 FMhttp://wdce.org J.S. Bach: “Brandenburg” Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049Alan Choo, violinDaphna Mor, recorderApollo’s Fire/Jeannette Sorrell(Avie) Poulenc: “Concert champêtre”Zuzana Růžičková, harpsichordCzech Philharmonic/Kurt Sanderling(Supraphon) Charles Avison: Concerto grosso No. 6 in D major(after Domenico Scarlatti)Chiharu Abe, violin & directionConcerto Köln(Berlin Classics) Einojuhani Rautavaara: “The Fiddlers”Richard Tognetti, violin…

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19.11.2024

Alexander Paley Music Festival 2025 – Letter V

The Alexander Paley Music Festival, in which the Moldovan-born pianist will perform with his wife and duo/4-hands partner, the Taiwan-born pianist Peiwen Chen, and two principals of the Richmond Symphony, violinist Daisuke Yamamoto and cellist Neal Cary, will be staged in evening concerts on Jan. 10 and 11 and a matinee on Jan. 12 at…

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21.11.2024

A for starters – Letter V

Why do orchestras tune to an A, and why is the note played on an oboe? The Australian music educator Kathleen McGuire answers those and other questions in a tutorial on orchestral tuning. Writing for the website The Conversation, McGuire notes that “an open A string [is] common to all orchestral string instruments.” The oboe’s…

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