“It will never please the public,” said Tchaikovsky of his Fifth Symphony. Yet its beautiful melodies have captivated us for over a century. One of today’s foremost Maestras, Mei-Ann Chen conducts Tchaikovsky’s passionate Fifth Symphony and James Ehnes, hailed as “the Jascha Heifetz of our day” will perform Hollywood’s own Korngold Violin Concerto, a work which garnered him Grammy, Juno and Western Canadian Music Awards.
Huang: Saibei Dance
Korngold: Violin Concerto
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5
Official Website: http://www.pasadenasymphony-pops.org/tchaikovskys-fifth/
Added by Pasadena Symphony and Pops on June 21, 2011