Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto

We went to the third concert of the Pacific Symphony's 2018-2019 classical concert series!  :)

Listen to Alan Chapman's preview on SoundCloud.

The Saturday night performance will broadcast on Classical KUSC on February 17, 2019.

Guest conductor Rune Bergmann conducted with violinist Philippe Quint.

MOZART:  Overture to Don Giovanni

TCHAIKOVSKY:  Violin Concerto in D Major

NIELSEN:  Symphony No. 4, “The Inextinguishable”

KUSC's Alan Chapman interviewed both guests in the pre-concert lecture.  Rune gave some interesting characteristics of the Scandinavian countries.

• Finland is the dark one.
• Norway is the joyful one, with all the fjords and mountains.
• Sweden is also joyful, but thinks too much.
• Denmark is the happiest one, and drinks beer all the time.

Rune didn't use a conductor's podium.  I think if he did, he'd fall off!  :)

As a Norwegian conductor, he's very energetic on obviously joyful.  This is the second time I've seen Rune here, and he is on top of my favorite conductors to watch.