Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony

Canadian violinist James Ehnes created a sensation in 2006 with his recording of the concertos of Barber, Korngold, and Walton, which later won a Grammy Award. In his Philadelphia Orchestra subscription debut, Ehnes brings his signature Barber interpretation to the orchestra that performed the Concerto's premiere in 1941. Prokofiev's bracing, deliciously orchestrated Suite from his 1919 opera The Love for Three Oranges begins the evening, and Tchaikovsky's passionate, barn-storming Fourth Symphony rounds out the program. Stéphane Denève, dynamic music director of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, is on the podium.
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Stéphane Denève, conductor
James Ehnes, violin
Location: Verizon Hall