"Shostakovich's Tenth Symphony has been something I've been wanting to play for a long time. The piece's character demands a mournful and, at times, a darkly humorous bassoon voice.
"I can't wait to get started!"
--Matthew McDonald, Principal Bassoon
Mozart & Tchaikovsky
Nov. 7 and 9; Christoph Campestrini, guest conductor; Barry Snyder, piano
Program:
STRAVINSKY The Fairy’s Kiss: Divertimento
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5
Shostakovich's Tenth
May 22 and 24; Thomas Wilkins, guest conductor; Douglas Prosser, trumpet
Program:
BECKEL Toccata for Orchestra
ARUTIUNIAN Trumpet Concerto
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 10
Listen to an excerpt from the fourth movement of Shostakovich's Symphony No. 10, performed by Gustavo Dudamel and the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela. (You can hear an example of the "mournful" bassoon voice that Matthew describes starting around 2:35; hear McDonald perform it live with the RPO in May, 2014).
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