Spotlight on: Michael Christie
Evening Music | May 6, 2010
Tonight, the recently-appointed music director of the Brooklyn Philharmonic, Michael Christie, joins George Preston to talk about what's in store for the orchestra. Still in his early thirties, conductor Christie has taken the orchestral (and opera) world by storm; in addition to his local assignment, he also currently serves as music director of the Phoenix Symphony and the Colorado Music Festival.
Then of course, we'll have some delightful (and interesting) music to round out the program. Pianist Ursula Oppens performs "Phrygian Gates," an early John Adams work; we'll also hear music by Nadia Boulanger and Lukas Foss. And as a preview to violinist Maxim Vengerov's upcoming recital at Carnegie Hall a week from tonight, we'll hear him in Shostakovich's Violin Concerto No. 2; Mstislav Rostropovich conducts the London Symphony Orchestra.
» Maxim Vengerov with pianist Lilya Zilberstein at Carnegie Hall, Saturday, May 20th.
Then of course, we'll have some delightful (and interesting) music to round out the program. Pianist Ursula Oppens performs "Phrygian Gates," an early John Adams work; we'll also hear music by Nadia Boulanger and Lukas Foss. And as a preview to violinist Maxim Vengerov's upcoming recital at Carnegie Hall a week from tonight, we'll hear him in Shostakovich's Violin Concerto No. 2; Mstislav Rostropovich conducts the London Symphony Orchestra.
» Maxim Vengerov with pianist Lilya Zilberstein at Carnegie Hall, Saturday, May 20th.
