May. 17 2024

Toccata listings for 5/19/24

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On tonight’s program, organ music by Joseph Jongen, a 4-hand sonata by Mozart, and music inspired by the paintings of Goya by Franz Waxman.  Thanks for listening, and enjoy!   6:01 PM 43902 Joseph Jongen Sonata Eroica Op 94 Pro Organo 7203 SOLO Eric Plutz, organ 17:25 C 1 9-9 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6:23 PM 15789 Wolfgang […]

May. 16 2024

Thursday 5/16/24 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

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11:00 PM MARSALIS: Fanfare BRITTEN: Piano Concerto No. 1 RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Scheherazade   Manfred Honeck, conductor; Leif Ove Andsnes, piano  

May. 15 2024

Wednesday 5/15/24 SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY

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11:00 PM   CONDUCTOR:             Elim Chan SOLOIST:                    James Ehnes, violin*   Elizabeth Ogonek:        Moondog (2022) (World Premiere, SFS Commission) Sergei Prokofiev:          Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63* Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky:        Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17, Little Russian  

May. 14 2024

Go into the woods with Shakespeare at Everyman

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Everyman Theatre is making a rare foray into the Shakespearean canon with its current production of the much-loved comic romance, A Midsummer Night’s Dream–playing through June 9th. This fresh, surprising new take* on the old classic looks to find new resonance, new twists, new laughs, new life, new bite, and a balance between heart and […]

May. 14 2024

Tuesday 5/14/24 Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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11:00 PM Conductor:                               Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider Soloist:                                     Cameron Carpenter, organ*   Paul Dukas:                              The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Francis Poulenc:                       Concerto in G Minor for Organ, Strings, and Timpani* Camille Saint-Saëns:                 Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78 (Organ)*

May. 13 2024

Monday 5/13/24 New York Philharmonic

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11:00 PM Conductor:                   Alan Gilbert   Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:   Overture to The Magic Flute Franz Schubert:            Overture to The Magic Harp Gustav Mahler:            Symphony No. 6

May. 11 2024

5-11-24 Music in Maryland Four Great Pieces that don’t have much to do with Mother’s Day!

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The title says it all! 6:00 PM 43265 Michael Torke Ecstatic Orange Argo 115431 COND David Zinman David ZIHN mihn ORCH Baltimore Symphony Orchestra 11:00 C 1 3-3 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6:12 PM 64 Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Op 73 “CBS/Sony 459972 COND George Szell George Cell ORCH Cleveland Orchestra SOLO Leon […]

May. 11 2024

5-11-24 Face The Music Listings!

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Land of Goshen!  We have an all new show with Phil Greenfield from the American Record Guide, Bassoonist Bryan Young from the Poulenc Trio and Pianist Lisa Weiss from Goucher College!  We had some really nice music!  I had a complaint that I hadn’t posted a show in ages so here it is! PLAY DATE: […]

May. 10 2024

Toccata listings for 5/12/24

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On tonight’s program, music for harpsichord and organ by a student of J.S. Bach, a “military” march by Beethoven, and a piano concerto by a former assistant to Liszt.   thanks for listening, and enjoy!   6:01 PM 51475 Johann Ludwig Krebs Concerto for Organ ahd Harpsichord in a Titanic 185 SOLO Bernard Brauchli, Harpsichor SOLO […]

May. 09 2024

The Washington Chorus Celebrates Timeless Choral Music

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On Saturday, May 11, at 7:30 PM The Washington Chorus will present sacred choral works by Lili Boulanger, Igor Stravinsky, and Beethoven with National Philharmonic all under the leadership of TWC’s Artistic Director, Dr. Eugene Rogers who joined me to talk about the concert.

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