Once again, WPR is proud to broadcast the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra's Summer Concert Series. We offer you two opportunities to hear these concerts, Sunday afternoons at 2pm:
- The NPR News & Classical Network: from July 1 through September 23.
- WPR's 24 Hour HD2 Classical service: from July 15 through October 7.
(More on our HD2 services)
July 1, 2012 (also available on HD2 Classical on July 15)
CONDUCTOR: Edo de Waart
- Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21
- Beethoven: Grosse Fuge in B-Flat Major, Op. 133
- Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67
July 8, 2012 (also available on HD2 Classical on July 22)
CONDUCTOR: Edo de Waart
SOLOIST: Simon Trpceski, piano
- Nielsen: Overture to Maskarade
- Grieg: Concerto in A Minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 16
- John Adams: Harmonielehre
July 15, 2012 (also available on HD2 Classical on July 29)
CONDUCTOR: Edo de Waart
SOLOIST: Yuri Yamashita, percussion
- Schubert: Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, D. 485
- Tan Dun: Water Concerto for Water Percussion and Orchestra
- Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73
July 22, 2012 (also available on HD2 Classical on August 5)
CONDUCTOR: Edo de Waart
- Schumann: Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 120
- Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D Major
July 29, 2012 (also available on HD2 Classical on August 12)
CONDUCTOR: Julian Kuerti
- Gyorgy Ligeti: Concert Românesc
- Mozart: Symphony No. 38 in D Major, K. 504, Prague
- Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 56, Scottish
August 5, 2012 (also available on HD2 Classical on August 19)
CONDUCTOR: Evian Rogister
SOLOIST: Mark Niehaus, trumpet
- Tchaikovsky: Serenade in C Major for Strings, Op. 48
- Alexander Arutiunian: Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra
- Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op.
August 12, 2012 (also available on HD2 Classical on August 26)
CONDUCTOR: Edo de Waart
- Schubert: Symphony No. 8 in C Major, D. 944, The Great (formerly No. 9)
- Stravinsky/Ed.
- Clinton F. Nieweg: Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rite of Spring) (1947 revision)
August 19, 2012 (also available on HD2 Classical on September 2)
CONDUCTOR: Edo de Waart
SOLOIST: Joyce Yang, piano
- Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 13
- Rachmaninoff: Concerto No. 2 in C Minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 18
August 26, 2012 (also available on HD2 Classical on September 9)
CONDUCTOR: Edo de Waart
- Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet, Overture Fantasy
- Tchaikovsky: Suite from The Nutcracker, Op. 71a
I. Miniature Overture
II. Characteristic Dances:
March
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
Russian Dance
Arabian Dance
Chinese Dance
Dance of the Reed Flutes
III. Waltz of the Flowers
- Copland: Symphony No. 3
September 2, 2012 (also available on HD2 Classical on September 16)
CONDUCTOR: James Gaffigan
SOLOIST: Frank Almond, violin
- Haydn: Symphony No. 26 in D Minor, Lamentatione
- Glazunov: Concerto in A Minor for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 82
- Dvorak: Symphony No. 6 in D Major, Op. 60 (old No. 1)
September 9, 2012 (also available on HD2 Classical on September 23)
CONDUCTOR: Edo de Waart
- Messiaen: Meditation symphonique, Les offrandes oubliées (The Forgotten Offerings)
- Debussy: La mer (The sea)
- Bruckner: Symphony No. 6 in A Major (1881)
September 16, 2012 (also available on HD2 Classical on October 2)
CONDUCTOR: Edo de Waart
SOLOISTS: Xiaoduo Chen, soprano; Meng Meng, soprano (Qingyi); Wu Man (Pipa); Yani Yi (Zheng); Hong Wang (Erhu)
- Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90
- Chen: Suite Concertante, Iris dévoilée (Iris unveiled)
September 23, 2012 (also available on HD2 Classical on October 7)
CONDUCTOR: Matthias Pintscher
SOLOIST: Todd Levy, clarinet
- Anton von Webern: Im Sommerwind
- Copland: Concerto for Clarinet and String orchestra, with Harp and Piano
- Pintscher: Ex Nihilo
- Stravinsky: The Firebird (complete ballet) (original 1910 version)
