Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

On this episode of the Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert, guest conductor Tugan Sokhiev leads the orchestra in exploring three important currents in the history of Russian music, with a Philadelphia debut by pianist Lukas Geniušas.

In correspondence with a patron, Tchaikovsky confessed he was grappling with the idea of fate in his Symphony No. 4. The composer tried to make sense of his world with music that still resonates today. In this conversation from 2017, Yannick Nézet-Séguin talks with WRTI's Susan Lewis about this concept in Tchaikovsky's music.

Tchaikovsky wrote his violin concerto in 1878, but his friends and family were critical and he didn’t find a violinist to premiere it for over three years. Now, according to violinist Gil Shaham, the concerto is one of the most frequently performed concertos in the repertoire.

What a concert we have in store for you in this week's broadcast of The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Stéphane Denève. The celebrated violinist Gil Shaham is soloist and brings you all the passion, energy, and virtuoso fireworks of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in D Major. Listen on October 31st at 1 PM on WRTI 90.1, and on November 1st at 7 PM on WRTI HD-2.

Tune in on Sunday, September 5th at 1 PM on WRTI 90.1, and Monday, September 6th at 7 PM on WRTI HD-2 for this Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert broadcast from 2019.

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