World Orchestra Week (WOW)

[brewski]

Last week, Carnegie Hall hosted 7 youth orchestras from around the world, including rarely heard groups from Beijing and Afghanistan. I caught the final three, which were excellent, especially the European Union Youth Orchestra. All seven concerts can be heard on WQXR here.

-Bruce

[(poco) Sforzando]

I got to NYO-USA, with Marin Alsop conducting Barber 1, Rhapsody in Blue (Thibaudet), Scheherezade, and a couple of forgettable encores. Great stuff. I had a ticket to EUYO the following night but passed it up due to bad weather and reported problems on the railroad.