Jun 15 2008

Last Night’s Program

Published by Andrew at 4:26 PM under Friends, Life, ljxp

Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra “Concerts in the Garden” series.

Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Conductor
Kyle Orth, Piano
Glinka
Overature to Ruslan and Ludmila
Tchaikovsky
Capriccio Italien, Op. 45
Liszt
Totentanz for Piano and Orchestra, G. 126
Kyle Orth, Piano

Intermission

Tchaikovsky
Waltz from the Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66
Tchaikovsky
Waltz of the Flowers from The Nutcracker, Op. 71
Tchaikovsky
Waltz from Swan Lake, Op. 20
Tchaikovsky
1812 Overature, Op. 49

Two of my favorite pieces, Capriccio Italien and 1812 Overature, very well done.
The guest pianist, Kyle Orth, didn’t impress me much, but he wasn’t bad either. He plays well, but I’ve certainly heard better. Still, for a 16 year old kid, he’s got his career started out on the right path.