Michael Tilson Thomas conducts Stravinsky’s Concerto in D for String Orchestra and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6. In between, Nicola Benedetti stars in Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 2. The broadcast concludes with a performance by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus of Thanksgiving and Forefather’s Day from New England Holidays Symphony by Charles Ives.
Tilson Thomas & Benedetti
Michael Tilson Thomas conducts the San Francisco Symphony (Photo: Kristin Loken)
Playlist
Stravinsky: Concerto in D for String Orchestra
Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 63
Nicola Benedetti, violin
Traditional/ Limonov: Auld lang syne
Nicola Benedetti, violin
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 (Pathétique)
Ives: IV. Thanksgiving and Forefathers’ Day from New England Holidays Symphony
Chicago Symphony Chorus; Margaret Hillis, director