Tchaikovsky Spectacular!

We went to the final concert of the Pacific Symphony's Summerfest 2018 at the Pacific Amphitheatre!  :)

Music director Carl St.Clair conducted with pianist Vadym Kholodenko, and the Huntington Beach Concert Band.

Dmitri Shostakovich:  Festive Overture, Op. 96

Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky:  Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor, Op. 23

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov:  “Procession of the Nobles” from Mlada

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov:  Russian Easter Overture, Op. 36

Alexander Borodin:  “Polovtsian Dances” from Prince Igor

Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky:  1812 Overture, Op. 49

The second half of the program was accompanied with an experimental app, "Encue".  It shows real-time program notes, describing the pieces as they progress.  They first tried it out at an open rehearsal back in January, but I guess there was some tweaking to be done for the general performance.

This was nice, but I needed to see the canon and fireworks!  :)

You can install the app from iTunes for Apple, and Google Play for Android.  You have to be at the venue to download the show notes, though.