The Orchestra Now (TON), comprised of students from among the top conservatories and music schools, performs three orchestral transcriptions of works by master composers - Mily Balakirev's transcription of four Chopin works; Felix Weingartner's orchestration of Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 29, the Hammerklavier; and George Szell's transcription of Smetana's E-minor String Quartet, From My Life. Music Director and Bard College President Leon Botstein conducts.
The Orchestra Now Explores 'Transcription as Translation' in Monday Night Concert Broadcast.
Photo by Matt Dine