Born in Votkinsk, Russia in 1840, historians refer to Tchaikovsky as the most popular Russian composer of his time because of his "tuneful, open-hearted melodies, impressive harmonies, and colourful, picturesque orchestration."We'll hear several examples of this on the Oct 11th episode of the NYPO.
10/4 Sibelius: Violin Concerto Tarrega: Recuerdos de la Ahlambra Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique Mozart: Symphony No. 1 (Augustin Hadelich, v; Jaap van Zweden, cond)
10/11 Tchaikovsky: Festival Coronation March, Piano Concerto No. 1, Selections from Act IV of Swan Lake, 1812 Overture (Kirill Gerstein, p; Bramwell Tovey, cond)
11/18 Haydn: Symphony No. 48, Maria Theresia Berio: Folk Songs Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 (Dawn Upshaw, s; Alan Gilbert, cond)
11/25 Mahler: Symphony No. 9 (Bernard Haitink, cond)
