Chris Hisey leads the orchestra in the “New World” Symphony and Sibelius’ Violin Concerto.
Sunday, May 6, 2012, 2:00 p.m.
The Broadway Presbyterian Church, New York, NY
Christopher Hisey, guest conductor
Olivier Fluchaire, violin
Antonin Dvorak
“New World” Symphony
Op. 95, "From The New World"
Composed in 1893
Jean Sibelius
Concerto in D Minor for Violin and Orchestra
Op. 47
Composed in 1905
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