Program Highlight

The RPO celebrates nature in concert 9/2 @8pm

Classical 91.5 WXXO-FM

Published March 20, 2024 at 10:46 AM EDT

Italy, View of Amalfi in May 1831 by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847), watercolor 19th Century

"Anybody who's ever been in Italy in the spring knows the excitement when the seasons start to change, the sky is blue, and the sun comes out. Mendelssohn captured that feeling so unbelievably well!" ~ Maestro Andreas Delfs

Recorded in September 2023 in Kodak Hall, ET, Rochester, NY

GITY RAZAZ Methuselah (Rochester premiere)
VIVALDI The Four Seasons*
MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 4 (“Italian”)
DENZA Funiculì, Funiculà

Hear a newly commissioned piece by American-Iranian composer Gity Razaz. Her new work is conducted by Andreas Delfs along with Mendelssohn’s sunny “Italian” Symphony.

**“Methuselah, White Mountain, California**

*The Four Seasons heard in this broadcast is from the archives of the RPO, recorded in 2012 with soloist Julianna Athayde and guest conductor JoAnn Falletta. Thanks to the RPO for making this recording available.

Broadcast of RPO Concerts on WXXI Classical is made possible by a grant from Dr. Ralph Jozefowicz in honor of WXXI Classical's 50th Anniversary.