The Philharmonic celebrated Mendelssohn’s 200th birthday with a program including his beloved Violin Concerto, with Anne-Sophie Mutter as soloist, and the magical evocation of Die erste Walpurgisnacht.
MENDELSSOHN (1809–47)
Overture to Ruy Blas, Op. 95 (1839)
Concerto in E minor for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 64 (1844)
1. Allegro molto appassionato
2. Andante
3. Allegretto ma non troppo — Allegro molto vivace
(The movements are played without pause.)
Die erste Walpurgisnacht (The First Walpurgis Night), Op. 60 (1830–32, rev. 1844)
1. Overture: Bad Weather (Allegro con fuoco)
2. The Transition to Spring (Allegro vivace non troppo)
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TCHAIKOVSKY (1840–93)
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