Music director Mike Tietz leads the orchestra in Dvorak’s beautiful Eighth Symphony, and more.
Sunday, February 1, 2015, 2:00 PM
The Broadway Presbyterian Church, 114th and Broadway, New York.
Michael F. Tietz, music director and principal conductor
William Frampton, viola
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 8 in G Major
Op. 88
Composed in 1889
Bela Bartok
Viola Concerto
Sz. 120
Composed in 1945
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Overture to “The Magic Flute”
K. 620
Composed in 1791
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Love Dvorak’s 8th symphony. Looking forward to playing it!