The Rotterdam Philharmonic on Monday Night at the Symphony

TheClassicalStation.org Features the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

Wake Forest, N.C. (January 20, 2014) – WCPE Music Director William Woltz announces a special Monday Night at the Symphony featuring the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra of Rotterdam, The Netherlands, on Monday, January 20, 2014. This special program will present two monumental works from the orchestra’s history to celebrate the organization: Jean-Yves Thibaudet performing the Grieg Piano Concerto in A minor, with Valery Gergiev conducting, and a 1975 performance of Gabriel Faure's Requiem, led by Jean Fournet.

“I remember that in the seventies of the last century the Rotterdam Philharmonic played several concerts in Raleigh, NC. We played in a huge hall for thousands of people” says Wim Steinmann, Piccolo Player with the Rotterdam Philharmonic. “How nice it is that there is again attention for the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra.”

The Orchestra was founded in 1918 and is led by Conductor Yannick Nezet-Seguin and Honorary conductor Valery Gergiev. WCPE is pleased to present this special Monday Night at the Symphony showcasing recordings of this world class orchestra. Tune in at 8:00 ET for this special broadcast on 89.7 FM and online at www.theclassicalstation.org.

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8:00 p.m. Liszt: Les Preludes

8:20 p.m. Rimsky-Korsakov: Suite – Snow Maiden

8:35 p.m. Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor

9:06 p.m. Faure: Requiem, Op. 48

9:42 p.m. Debussy: Games (Jeux)

Photo Credit: Hans van der Woerd.