After taking a summer break, the SPCO Spotlight returns to Classical MPR on Fridays at 11 a.m. Each week, we'll present a work performed by the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, recorded in concert at the Ordway or in other venues in Minnesota.
Here's what you'll hear on SPCO spotlight between now and early December.
September 9, 2016 (rec. Feb. 14, 2016, Ted Mann Concert Hall, Minneapolis)
Led by SPCO Musicians
Mozart: Symphony No. 41 in C, K. 551, Jupiter
September 16, 2016 (rec. May 14, 2016, Ordway Concert Hall, St. Paul)
Christian Zacharias, conductor and piano
Chopin: Concerto No. 2 in F Minor for Piano and Orchestra, Opus 21
September 23, 2016 (rec. March 6, 2016, Ordway Concert Hall, St. Paul)
Led by SPCO Musicians
Haydn: Symphony No. 83 in G Minor, La Poule (The Hen)
September 30, 2016 (rec. May 21, 2016, Ordway Concert Hall, St. Paul)
Thomas Zehetmair, director and violin
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, Opus 56, Scottish
October 7, 2016 (rec. June 10, 2016, Ordway Concert Hall, St. Paul)
Patricia Kopatchinskaja, voilin Amy Yang, piano
De Falla: Suite of Spanish Folksongs for Vioin and Piano
October 14, 2016 (rec. March 6, 2016, Ordway Concert Hall, St. Paul)
Led by SPCO Musicians Gil Shaham, violin
Mendelssohn: Concerto in E Minor for Violin and Orchestra, Opus 64
October 21, 2016 (rec. April 30, 2016, Ordway Concert Hall, St. Paul
Christian Zacharias, conductor and piano
Beethoven: Concerto No. 4 in G for Piano and Orchestra, Opus 58
October 28, 2016 (rec. March 18, 2016, Wooddale Church, Eden Prairie)
Jonathan Cohen, conductor
Mozart: Symphony No. 34 in C, K. 338 (without minuet)
November 4, 2016 (rec. January 23, 2016, Ordway Concert Hall, St. Paul)
Led by SPCO Musicians
Haydn: Symphony No. 85 in B-flat, La Reine (The Queen)
November 11, 2016 (rec. April 23, 2016, St. Paul's United Church of Christ, St. Paul)
Led by SPCO Musicians
Kyu-Young Kim, director and violin
Vivaldi: Concerto in F for Violin and Orchestra, RV 293, Autumn
November 18, 2016 (rec. May 7, 2016, Ordway Concert Hall, St. Paul)
Christian Zacharias, conductor and piano
Mozart: Concerto No. 9 in E-flat for Piano and Orchestra, K. 271 Jeunehomme
November 25, 2016 (rec. April 3, 2016, Ordway Concert Hall, St. Paul)
Pekka Kuusisto, director and violin
Mozart: Concerto No. 5 in A for Violin and Orchestra, K. 219
December 2, 2016 (rec. April 2, 2016, Ordway Concert Hall, St. Paul)
Pekka Kuusisto, director
Haydn: Symphony No. 88 in G
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