Under the baton of its current music director, Andrew Litton (who is also music director emeritus of the Dallas Symphony), the Bergen Philharmonic is performing in a dozen cities on this tour, from New England to Florida. One highlight will no doubt be tomorrow evening's concert at Carnegie Hall in New York. Andr_ Watts will join Litton and the orchestra to play Grieg's own piano concerto; the program also includes Shostakovich's
Festive Overture and Fifth Symphony as well as the New York premiere of the 2005 work
Tjat ("Chatter") by Norwegian composer Knut Vaage.
Other works in the Bergen Philharmonic's repertoire for this tour include Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4, a suite from Prokofiev's ballet score for Romeo and Juliet and the Hymn of Revolt by Bergen composer Harald Sæverud. A complete tour schedule is below.
Sunday, Nov. 4 - George Mason University Center for the Arts, Fairfax, VA
Monday, Nov. 5 - Alumni Hall, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD
Tuesday, Nov. 6 - Stern Auditorium, Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
Wednesday, Nov. 7 - Jorgensen Auditorium, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
Friday, Nov. 9 - Tilles Center, C.W. Post Campus, Long Island University, Greenvale, NY
Sunday, Nov. 11 - Bob Carr Auditorium, Orlando, FL
Monday, Nov. 12 - Knight Concert Hall, Carnival Center, Miami, FL
Tuesday, Nov. 13 - Kravis Center, West Palm Beach, FL
Wednesday, Nov. 14 - Kravis Center, West Palm Beach, FL
Friday, Nov. 16 - Peabody Auditorium, Daytona Beach, FL
Sunday, Nov. 18 - Emory University Concert Hall, Atlanta, GA
Monday, Nov. 19 - Belk Theater, Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, Charlotte, NC