Tovey’s engaging, humorous commentary on the music about to be performed helps to create a more relaxed atmosphere.Īfter concluding its subscription season this June with a performance of Beethoven’s monumental Missa Solemnis, the Summertime Classics series began with a program of works by Russian composers, including Tchaikovsky’s “Marche Slave,” which the Philharmonic hadn’t played for 25 years. ![]() ![]() Unlike the Boston Symphony Orchestra and other ensembles, the New York Philharmonic does not program “Pops” concerts but the Summertime Classics series was designed to showcase programs of favorites drawn from the mainstream classical repertory. ![]() Music director of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra since September 2000, he is also principal guest conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl and host and conductor of the New York Philharmonic’s Summertime Classics series since it was founded in 2004.
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