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French pianists past and present this Friday (2/14, rebroadcast Saturday 2/15)

Because of a technical glitch, last month’s presentation of Tchaikovsky’s rarely performed opera “The Enchantress” ended before the final act and supplementary pieces could air. Because many of you let us know that you wanted to hear the end of the opera, we’re re-airing it on this week’s Sunday Opera. Enjoy!

Enjoy a 'musical aviary' on Sounds Choral this Sunday (2/9 at 2 pm)

Leon Botstein leads the orchestra in this concert Monday (2/3 at 2 pm, with an encore broadcast Saturday 2/8 at 2 pm) from last November, part of TON's festival marking the 150th anniversary of the birth of this American composer.

An eclectic mix of new and old works this Friday (2/28, rebroadcast 3/1)

The name Ottorino Respighi probably brings to mind his three “Roman” pieces: Fountains of… (1916), Pines of… (1924), and Roman Festivals (1928). His nine operas are often overlooked, but on this week’s Sunday Opera (2/23 3:00 p.m.), we’re turning to one of his lush “late-Romantic” pieces that was completed in 1914 but not premiered until 2004 because of the intervention of the First World War. The work is “Marie Victoire” and follows the life of title character who narrowly escapes execution during the French Revolution only to have to fight for the life of her falsely accused husband.

A Tempo this Saturday (3/1) features a conversation about the symphony's upcoming performance of The Healing Heart of the First People of This Land, commissioned by an Upper Skagit elder as a gift for healing to the world and first premiered in 2006.

In the final special concert broadcast this week featuring some of our regional partners, the Princeton Symphony Orchestra performs some favorites of Music Director Rossen Milanov as he marked his 60th birthday. Listen Friday (3/7) at 8 pm.