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Chichester Psalms

The Book of Psalms has been a treasure trove of beautiful text on sacred themes for composers for thousands of years.  This concert features some of the best psalm settings […]

Verdi’s Requiem

It is a work of such imposing power, that no music can dare to match it in its scope and glory. The Richmond Symphony, Chorus and soloists, all under Valentina […]

Tchaikovsky’s First Concerto

“Worthless,” declared the composer’s friends. “Impossible to play”. But Tchaikovsky refused to change a note of what became history’s most popular piano concerto. Ukrainian pianist Dinara Klinton plays Tchaikovsky’s First […]

Tchaikovsky’s First Concerto

“Worthless,” declared the composer’s friends. “Impossible to play”. But Tchaikovsky refused to change a note of what became history’s most popular piano concerto. Ukrainian pianist Dinara Klinton plays Tchaikovsky’s First […]

Negro Folk Symphony

In 1934, William Dawson imagined a symphony that would fuse African rhythms and American laments into the symphonic form. What Dvořák’s “New World” Symphony promised, Dawson delivered. His defiant, triumphant […]

Negro Folk Symphony

In 1934, William Dawson imagined a symphony that would fuse African rhythms and American laments into the symphonic form. What Dvořák’s “New World” Symphony promised, Dawson delivered. His defiant, triumphant […]