BSO/Classical New England — 2024/01/20

 The BSO isn't performing this weekend, so WCRB is giving us an encore broadcast of a concert from last April. Here's the scoop:

Saturday, January 20, 2024
8:00pm

In an encore broadcast, French cellist Gautier Capuçon takes center stage with the Boston Symphony for the American premiere of Thierry Escaich’s new work for cello and orchestra, and Andris Nelsons conducts Ravel’s Alborada del gracioso and Rachmaninoff’s romantic Symphony No. 2.

Andris Nelsons, conductor
Gautier Capuçon, cello

Maurice RAVEL Alborada del gracioso
Thierry ESCAICH Les Chants de l’Aube, for cello and orchestra
Sergei RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 2

This concert was originally broadcasted on April 15, 2023, and is no longer available on demand.

Hear a preview of Thierry Escaich's Les Chants de l’Aube with cellist Gautier Capuçon using the audio player above, and read the transcript below.

TRANSCRIPT:

Brian McCreath I'm Brian McCreath at Symphony Hall with Gautier Capuçon, who is back in Boston after some really memor

I posted about it (with many typos) at the time of the actual performance and said it was all "very okay." If you can find that post, the links to the favorable reviews still work. It looks as if I neglected to give the link for the performance detail page. Here it is.

So, while I thought it wasn't "must listen" music, I still recommend giving it a hearing.