Scriabin Symphony No.3 on YouTube

[Alan Howe]

Another excellent public performance of a Scriabin symphony from Spain:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-CdtD1Otx4

Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia
conducted by Dmitri (Dima) Slobodeniouk

[Ilja]

There's quite a bit of exciting programming going on in Spain these days, and I was lucky enough to attend the Orquesta de Extremadura's performance of Zemlinsky's D minor symphony earlier this year in Badajoz (after they did the Woyrsch No. 1 last season). The Galicians have a fine orchestra, and this performance shows it.

[eschiss1]

Nice YouTube channel the orchestra has, too. I see the same conductor and ensemble in Suk's Asrael symphony and other things.

[Alan Howe]

Agreed. There are some lessons for unadventurous concert programmers in the UK, that's for sure.

[Maury]

Well most concert promoters are like the Bourbon monarchy learning nothing and forgetting nothing. I expect nothing here in the US and unfortunately the UK seems to be regressing from the modest level they achieved post WW2.

[eschiss1]

We in Ithaca were fortunate this season, actually. (I ended up having to choose between some really good concerts. This is not typical- I think?)

[Ilja]

Agreed. There are some lessons for unadventurous concert programmers in the UK, that's for sure.

Also, concerts are generally well attended, even for less familiar repertoire. I visit them semi-regularly, and it has been more difficult getting tickets of late. Same thing in Badajoz: the hall was packed for an obscure (but very fun) Zemlinsky symphony. True,  there was the pre-interval Beethoven piano concerto, but almost no one walked out after that.