John Corigliano's Troubadors, Variations for Guitar and Orchestra, opens our broadcast of Symphony in C Sunday, at 3 pm. Philip Mann guest conducts, and acclaimed guitarist Jason Vieaux plays this 1993 work by Corigliano, which the composer describes as a "lyrical" concerto. The concert concludes with one of Tchaikovsky's best known symphonies, the No. 5 in E minor. Sunday, March 16, 3 to 5 pm on WRTI.
Jason Vieaux performing in 2010:
http://youtu.be/StGo92u5dLY