Live from Lausanne, Switzerland – with Joshua Weilerstein and the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne
LAUSANNE - SEPTEMBER 20, 2020 | This week, we’re coming to you from Lausanne, Switzerland, with conductor Joshua Weilerstein, soprano Olesya Golovneva, mezzo-soprano Stella Grigorian, tenor Stephan Rugamer, baritone Daniel Schmutzhard, the Swiss Youth Choir, and the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne | The program features Beethoven’s 9th Symphony | The work, which includes text from Friedrich Schiller’s “Ode to Joy”, is widely recognized for celebrating the commonality and shared joy of all of mankind
Live from Elgin in the United States – with conductor Andrew Grams violinist Philippe Quint and the Elgin Symphony Orchestra
ELGIN, UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 17, 2020 | This week, we’re coming to you from Elgin, Illinois in the United States, with violinist Philippe Quint, conductor Andrew Grams, and the Elgin Symphony Orchestra • Program includes: Sarasate’s “Ziguenerweisen”, Massenet’s “Meditation” from Thais, Haydn’s Symphony No. 60, and George Walker’s “Lyric for Strings” — Walker was the first African American composer to win a Pulitzer Prize for Music
Live from Dallas in the United States – with conductor Fabio Luisi and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra
DALLAS - SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 | This week, we’re coming to you from Dallas, with conductor Fabio Luisi, pianist Yefim Bronfman, and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra — one of the first, large American arts organizations to return to the live concert stage during the COVID-19 pandemic | The program, in front of a socially-distanced audience of 75 people, includes Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major and his Symphony No. 8 in F major
Live from Szczawno-Zdroj, Poland – with VC Young Artist Luke Hsu, conductor Bartosz Zurakowski, and the Sudecka Philharmonic
SZCZAWNO-ZDROJ - SEPTEMBER 24, 2020 | This week, we’re coming to you from Szczawno-Zdrój in Poland for a concert from the 2020 Wieniawski Festival featuring VC Young Artist Luke Hsu Violin , conductor Bartosz Zurakowski, and the Sudecka Philharmonic | The program includes Rossini’s Overture to “La Gazza Ladra”, Beethoven’s “Eroica” Symphony in E-flat major, and Wieniawski’s Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor | 📸 Janusz Biskowski
Live from London, England – with conductor Sir Simon Rattle, and the London Symphony Orchestra
LONDON - SEPTEMBER 23, 2020 | This week, we’re coming to you from London, with conductor Sir Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra | The program includes Milhaud’s “La Creation du Monde”, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6, “Pastoral”, and George Walker’s Sinfonia No. 4, “Strands” | The LSO recently moved to Jerwood Hall in St Luke’s to be able to have state of the art facilities for live and recorded performances
LIVE FROM STOCKHOLM – WITH LEONIDAS KAVAKOS, DANIEL HARDING & THE SWEDISH RADIO SYMPHONY
STOCKHOLM - SEPTEMBER 26, 2020 | We’re coming to you from Stockholm, with violinist Leonidas Kavakos , conductor Daniel Harding, and the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra from their live, virtual broadcast series, “Berwaldhallen Play” | The program includes Brahms’ Violin Concerto and his Four Songs for Female Chorus; Bruckner’s Christus factus est; Schubert’s Gesang der Geister uber den Wassern; and Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”
LIVE FROM WASHINGTON D.C. – WITH RENEE FLEMING & VANESSA WILLIAMS
WASHINGTON D.C. - SEPTEMBER 29, 2020 | We’re coming to you from Washington D.C. this week for a performance with vocalists Renee Fleming and Vanessa Williams | This, the first live concert at the The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts since March, features a re-imagined stage built over the typical audience seating area, with 40 attendees sitting in socially distant pairs on the stage
