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Great Conductors

February 28, 2020, 9:00 pm

Leonard Slatkin (Photo: David Duchon-Doris)

Kurt Masur, Leonard Slatkin, Leonard Bernstein, and Zubin Mehta are all featured in this week’s program.

Playlist

Kodály: Háry János Suite
Kurt Masur, conductor

Rouse: Trombone Concerto
Joseph Alessi, trombone; Leonard Slatkin, conductor

Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32
Leonard Bernstein, conductor

Wagner: Tannhäuser: Overture and Venusberg
Music Zubin Mehta, conductor

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Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho

Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho

Great Conductors

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