Las Vegas Philharmonic?Encore Performances to Air on?Nevada Public Radio

LAS VEGAS?(May 12, 2020)-??The Las Vegas Philharmonic?(LVP) has partnered with?Nevada Public Radio?for the?fifth consecutive?year?to broadcast a collection of memorable performances from the past five seasons plus two special broadcasts of music from the current 2019-20 season on?Classical?89.7 FM?Saturdays at 2pm,?starting?May 16.?Each broadcast will be 90 minutes?to?two hours in length?and will include?13?memorable performances from the Philharmonic’s current and prior seasons of powerful symphonies, exquisite concertos, brilliant guest artists, The Music of John Williams and more.  Each broadcast will include insightful  conversation?about the artists, works and inspiration behind the music with Cabrera?and Becker?in addition to?full length performances.  Additionally, the schedule will include two newly recorded conversations with Music Director, Donato Cabrera and KNPR’s Dave Becker where they will play Cabrera’s favorite recordings of the music that would have been performed at the LVP’s April 4 and May 9 concerts. 

 

“These broadcasts represent the shared goal of KCNV/KNPR and the Las Vegas Philharmonic to keep the music playing,” shares music director Donato Cabrera.  “While the orchestra and I aren’t currently able to gather together to rehearse and perform for you, our cherished audience, it is my hope that in hearing our performances from past seasons, as well as my favorite recordings of what would’ve been performed by the LVP for the April and May 2020 concerts, we can take heart in the power of music to bring a community together, and let the music inspire us to look to the future with optimism and hope.”   

 

“We’re delighted to present the LVP again this summer! And it is a cherry on top of the sundae to be able to offer multiple additional concerts from across Maestro Cabrera’s tenure,” states Dave Becker, director of programming at KNPR/KCNV. ?“COVID-19 may have put a halt to a lot of things, but on Saturday afternoons this summer, turn up your stereo or put on your headphones and it will be like you’re in the middle of The Smith Center. ?We can’t wait to get started!” 

 

Full Broadcast Schedule:   

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• May 16:  The Music of Kurt Weill  

Spotify Playlist:  https://tinyurl.com/lvphilapril4? 

 

Symphonic?Nocturne from?Lady in the Dark?(Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop, conductor) 

Symphony?No. 2 (Berlin Philharmonic, Mariss Jansons, conductor) 

Seven Deadly Sins – (Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Marianne Faithfull, singer)  

 

 

• May 23: ?The Music of Gabriella Lena Frank, R. Strauss and Tchaikovsky 

Spotify Playlist:  https://tinyurl.com/lvphilmay9?? 

 

FRANK Mestizo Waltz from Three Latin American Dances (Utah Symphony Orchestra, Keith Lockhart, conductor)? 

1. STRAUSS4 Last Songs– (Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Diana Damrau, soprano) 

TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4 – (Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Evgeny Mravinsky, conductor) 

 

 

• May 30: ?Cabrera Conducts Mahler (recorded September 2016) 

BEAVERS Bright Sky 

MOZART Exsultate Jubilate (Maria Valdes, soprano) 

MAHLER Symphony No. 4 (Maria Valdes, soprano) 

 

 

• June 6:  Smetana, Dvorak, and Brahms (recorded January 2020) 

SMETANA Bartered Bride Overture 
DVORAK Symphony No. 8 

BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 2 (Albert Cano Smit, piano) 

 

 

• June 13:  Cabrera Conducts Bernstein (recorded September 2018) 

BERNSTEIN Overture to Candide 
RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 2 (Joyce Yang, piano) 

TCHAIKOVSKY Romeo & Juliet Overture 

BERNSTEIN Symphonic Dances from WSS 

 

 

• June 20:  Vegas Strong (recorded October 2017) 

BARBER Adagio for Strings 

BEETHOVEN Coriolan Overture 

MOZART Clarinet Concerto (Cory Tiffin, clarinet) 

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5 

 

 

• June 27:  Cabrera Conducts Beethoven & Mozart (recorded January 2017) 

TORKE Ash 

MOZART Piano Concerto No. 23 (Maria Radutu, piano) 

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6 “Pastoral” 

 

 

• July 4:     Cabrera Conducts Orff & Hindemith (recorded April 2018) 

HINDEMITH Symphonic Metamorphosis  

ORFF Carmina Burana (Las Vegas Master Singers,?UNLV Concert Singers?&?UNLV Chamber Chorale, members of UNLV Department of Dance)? 

 

 

• July 11:  Beethoven, Mozart & Britten (recorded February 2020) 

MOZART: Serenade No. 11, K 375 

BRITTEN: Serenade for Tenor, Horn, Strings (Brian Thorsett, tenor; Bill Bernatis, horn) 

BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 4 

 

 

• July 18:  A German Requiem (recorded April 2017) 

BELLOR 898 Hildegard 

SCHUMANN Overture, Scherzo, Finale 

BRAHMS Ein deutsches Requiem (Alisa Jordheim, soprano; Will Liverman, baritone) 

 

• July 25:  The Music of John Williams (recorded January 2019) 

Theme from The Patriot 

“Sayuri’s Theme” from Memoirs of a Geisha 

Music from Close Encounters of the Third Kind 

Music from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 

“Flight to Neverland” from Hook 

Theme from Jurassic Park 

“Raider’s March” from Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark 

Star Wars Suite 

 

• August 1:  Vivaldi’s Four Seasons (recorded March 2020) 

CPE BACH Sinfonia in G Major 

VIVALDI Concerto for 4 Violins (Cho-Liang Lin, Margaret Batjer, Adele Anthony, Eugene Drucker, violins)? 

BACH Concerto for 2 Violins (Eugene Drucker and Adele Anthony, violins) 

BACH Concerto for 3 Violins (Cho-Liang Lin, Margaret Batjer, De Ann Letourneau, violins)? 

VIVALDI Four Seasons:? ? 

Spring - Eugene Drucker, violin  

Summer - Margaret Batjer, violin 

Autumn - Adele Anthony, violin? 

Winter - Cho-Liang Lin, violin  

 

• August 8:  Cabrera Conducts Bernstein, Beethoven & Prokofiev (recorded May 2018) 

BERNSTEIN Fancy Free: Three Dance Variations 

BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5 (Danae Dörken, piano) 

PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 5 

 

• August 15:  Musician’s Choice (recorded January 2018) 

DEBUSSY Danses Sacree et Profane (Kim Glennie, harp) 

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Concerto for Oboe/Str (Steve Caplan, oboe) 

CPE BACH Cello Concerto in A Major (Andrew Smith, cello) 

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis 

 

• August 22:  Ode to Joy (May 2019) 

MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto in E Minor (Thomas Reif, violin) 

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9 (Felicia Moore, Kelly O-Connor, Sean Panikkar, Ray Aceto, vocalists and Las Vegas Master Singers,?UNLV Concert Singers?&?UNLV Chamber Chorale)?? 

 

The?broadcasts?will also stream live online at?https://knpr.org/classical-897-kcnv.??? 

 

 

About Las Vegas Philharmonic? 

The Las Vegas Philharmonic, led by Music Director, Donato Cabrera, established its presence in Southern Nevada in 1998. The mission of the Las Vegas Philharmonic is to inspire a lifelong appreciation of music through performances and educational experiences for our community that enhance the lives of our residents and the culture of our city.?? 

 

Music education and?engagement?are the cornerstones of the Philharmonic’s commitment to community. Our Youth Concert Series brings?thousands of?children annually into the concert hall for a vital music education program, and our Cox Communications Young Artists’ Concerto Competition recognizes and encourages emerging talent among Nevada youth in the area of music performance.? 

 

Our season of concerts showcases local talents alongside stellar nationally and internationally known guest artists on the magnificent Reynolds Hall stage. At the orchestra’s core are 76 contracted professional musicians, many of whom are esteemed educators who also perform in other professional productions in Las Vegas, bringing depth and variety to the organization.?? 

 

As a 501(c)(3) organization, the Philharmonic’s community, education,?and artistic programs are made possible by the generous donations and support of individuals and corporations. To join us in our mission or learn more, visit lvphil.org or call 702.258.5438.? 

 

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About Nevada Public Radio? 

Nevada Public Radio (NVPR) was established in 1975 as an independent, not-for-profit, public benefit corporation. NVPR signed on the air in 1980 with one station serving the Las Vegas area as Nevada's first National Public Radio (NPR(r)) affiliate station. ?For more than three decades, NVPR has remained true to its mission to enhance the quality of life and foster civic engagement by informing, educating and inspiring a growing audience through public media – including content on air, in print and online. NVPR's broadcast network includes two FM stations serving the Las Vegas metropolitan area - News 88.9 KNPR and Classical KCNV 89.7. Combined with five associate stations, 10 translator stations and associated HD digital channels, NVPR serves a geographical area of more than 66,000 square miles including parts of California, Utah and Arizona. NVPR is the publisher of the award-winning?Desert Companion?monthly magazine and the producer of?KNPR’s State of Nevada. Further information is available at?www.knpr.org,?www.classical897.org?and?www.desertcompanion.com.?