Music Director Josep Caballé-Domenech and the Philharmonic return to the stage with a musical celebration that spans the range of human experience to welcome audiences back for the first Masterworks performance of 2022. Legendary for its fiery technical difficulty and adored for its romantic melodies, “Rach 3” is a monumental close to the Comeback Celebration […]
As winter’s end approaches, there comes the inevitable desire for the first bloom of Spring. Schumann’s First Symphony expresses this longing with an orchestral awakening. Opening with an unforgettable brass fanfare that harkens the beginning of Spring, this work is jubilant and celebratory, lyrical and triumphant, breathing and pulsing with the joyous anticipation of Spring. […]
Virtuosity and romance. What a pair! Kevin Zhu performing Paganini’s fiery first concerto coupled with Prokofiev’s magical Cinderella told in its entirety through selected excerpts from the ballet. It was 2018. The 55th International Paganini Competition in Genoa, Italy. 17-year-old Kevin Zhu took the stage to perform Niccolo Paganini's first violin concerto. It was stunning. […]
