Tschaikowski - St. Petersburg State Orchestra - Expired Event

Principal Conductor: Maestro Leontiev

2012 marks the St. Petersburg State Orchestra's first trans-continental tour of the U.S. Founded shortly after World War II, this grand orchestra, under the baton of Maestro Leontiev, has developed an extremely diverse repertoire ranging from compositions by the great Baroque composers including Vivaldi, Bach and Handel, to works of the 20th century composers Honegger, Poulenc and Stravinsky, and contemporary compositions by Schnitke, Banshikov, and Desyatnikov.

Richard Wagner Overture from the Opera - "Der Fliegende Holländer"
Fryderyk ChopinPiano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21
Alexander Pirozhenko, pianist
Intermission
Sergei Prokofiev Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 100