Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Masterworks Lawrence Loh, guest conductor Berlioz: Roman Carnival Overture, Opus 9 Shostakovich: Concerto No. 1 for Cello and Orchestra in E-flat Major (Julie Albers, cello) Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Opus 36 Thursday and Friday, January 22-23,…
Review: KSO Concertmaster Series Shows Off Its New Friends
This week’s installment of the KSO’s Concertmaster Series of chamber music—Gabriel Lefkowitz and Friends—showed off just how important friends are, both onstage and in the audience. One of the works programmed offered the largest ensemble yet for the series—the “Winter” concerto…
Review: KSO’s ‘Orchestra Soloists’ a Delight
Principal bassoon Aaron Apaza and principal trumpet Phillip Chase Hawkins have both been with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra for only a couple of seasons, but their presence and effect on the ensemble have already been indisputably positive. On the Sunday…
On Sunday: KSO Performs Strauss’ ‘Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme’
Knoxville Symphony Chamber Orchestra–‘Orchestra Soloists’ Stamitz/Holzbogen: Trumpet Concerto in D Mozart: Bassoon Concerto R. Strauss: Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015, 2:30 p.m. Bijou Theatre Tickets start at $15 (Continued from yesterday’s article) Composer Richard Strauss and librettist Hugo von…
On Sunday: KSO Chamber Orchestra Features ‘Orchestra Soloists’
KSO Chamber Classics: Orchestra Soloists Lucas Richman, conductor; Phillip Chase Hawkins, trumpet; Aaron Apaza, bassoon Sunday, January 11, 2015—2:30 p.m. Bijou Theatre, Downtown Knoxville No detective work is required to figure out that 2015 is going to be a year…
Most Memorable Classical Music Performances of 2014
All in all, 2014 was pretty much a good year in terms of classical music performances in Knoxville—unless you happened to be a certain classical music writer. Despite the local newspaper coverage turmoil in the final quarter of the year, life went…
Fresh Faces in the KSO–2014 Edition
I’m a little late getting to the mentioning of musicians who have joined the ranks of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra this season, but it’s probably just as well. There have been some recent additions and some I have previously missed.…
KSO Review: A Sensational Soprano and an Amazing Alpen Journey
While the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra’s artist booking policy often leans toward young artists at the beginning of careers, few of these have impressed and captivated in so many different ways as did soprano Emily Birsan in her appearance in the…
KSO This Week: Richard Strauss’ ‘Eine Alpensinfonie’
Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, Lucas Richman conducting Thursday and Friday, November 13, 14 at 7:30 p.m. Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street Richard Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie Verdi: Overture to La forza del destino Schubert: Der Hirt auf dem Felsen (Emily Birsan,…