Gil Shaham Plays Barber's Violin Concerto

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This week's broadcast from the New York Philharmonic features one of the orchestra's most beloved soloists, violinist Gil Shaham. He joins conductor David Robertson (who also happens to be his brother-in-law) in Barber's lush Violin Concerto.

Shaham is undertaking a season-long project in which he focuses on violin concertos of the 1930s, with the Barber being among the most popular. "Barber’s Violin Concerto is so American in its tone, and that memorable final movement suggests skyscrapers being built in the cities or the dustbowl farmers in the West," Shaham recently told The Strad magazine. Also on the program are two other 20th century staples: Ravel's Mother Goose Suite and Bartok's The Wooden Prince.

Program details:

David Robertson, conductor

Gil Shaham, violin

Ravel: Mother Goose Suite

Barber: Violin Concerto

Bartok: The Wooden Prince

More details at the New York Philharmonic Web site