USC Symphony Orchestra – Maestro Portnoy’s Grand Finale: The Spirit of Romanticism

Celebrate Maestro Portnoy and the USC Symphony Orchestra’s rousing season finale, as they perform magnificent masterworks from the Romantic period. Israeli guest artist Vadim Gluzman’s performances are heard around the world through live broadcasts and a striking catalog of award-winning recordings. He plays the extraordinary 1690 ‘ex-Leopold Auer’ Stradivari and returns to USC to play Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in D Major. MusicalCriticism.com wrote that Gluzman “plays the violin as if it was the easiest thing on the earth to do. He produces a beautiful cantilena violin tone…delivers strong rhythms and virtuosity as natural components…”

Program:
Richard Wagner (1813-1883) – Prelude to Act III from Lohengrin
Antonín Dvorak (1841-1904) – Symphony No. 8 in G Major, op. 88
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) – Violin Concerto in D Major, op. 35