Join Raymond Jones this Wednesday, January 28, at 9:00 p.m. on WHRO-FM for “A Local Touch – Music with a Virginia Connection,” the program that celebrates the Commonwealth’s vibrant classical music life.
This week, the focus is on performances linked to the Virginia Arts Festival, beginning with pianist Andre-Michel Schub, former director of the festival’s chamber music series. He joins members of the Miami String Quartet for Mozart’s Piano Quartet in E flat. Both Schub and the quartet have been frequent guests at the festival, reminding listeners of the lasting impact of world-class chamber music right here in Hampton Roads.
Also featured is cellist Alisa Weilerstein, who was recently announced by The Virginia Arts Festival for a performance at William & Mary Concert Hall in Williamsburg on April 12. We’ll hear her performing Rachmaninoff’s Cello Sonata in G minor, accompanied by pianist Inon Barnatan.
The program continues with Eric Jacobsen, music director of the Virginia Symphony, leading his other ensemble, The Knights, in Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. From former Roanoke Symphony conductor Victoria Bond, we’ll hear “Illuminations on Byzantine Chant” with pianist Paul Barnes, and the evening concludes with the Organ Symphony from 1944 by Michel Boulnois, released on the Richmond-based Raven Records label.
From chamber music to symphonic power, this week’s “A Local Touch” brings the richness of Virginia’s musical talent to your living room. Tune in Wednesday at 9:00 p.m. on WHRO-FM 90.3, or listen online, and enjoy an evening of music with deep local roots and global resonance.
