Rockville Central Radio Friday To Feature Maestro Piotr Gajewski

We have a boffo show lined for Friday’s edition of >Rockville Central Radio! We go live at noon.

This week’s show features National Philharmonic conductor Maestro Piotr Gajewski. The National Philharmonic recently announced its lineup of concerts for 2009-2010 and it looks wonderful.

Piotr, whom many Rockville Central readers know as a member of the City Council, will join us to talk about what concertgoers can expect and point out a few highlights of the season.

Just a few:

• The National Philharmonic will kick off the season with an all-Beethoven program that will feature renowned pianist Misha Dichter performing the composer’s Piano Concerto No. 2 and Choral Fantasy. The Fantasy will also showcase the 200-voice National Philharmonic Chorale, sopranos Esther Heideman and Danielle Talamantes, mezzo-soprano Yvette Smith, tenor Colin Eaton and baritone Jason Stearns.

• To celebrate Mendelssohn’s 200th birthday, the National Philharmonic will perform the composer’s recently rediscovered grand choral Symphony No. 2.
• Opera star Kendall Gladen joins the National Philharmonic in the sultry role of Carmen in the simply staged concert performance of one of the world’s most famous operas.
• Acclaimed pianist Leon Fleisher performs Prokofiev’s demanding left-hand piano concert, Piano Concerto No. 4.

Piotr is widely credited with building the National Philharmonic to its present status as one of the most respected ensembles of its kind in the region. The Washington Post says he is an “immensely talented and insightful conductor,” whose “standards, taste, and sensitivity are impeccable.” He has studied with the legendary Leonard Bernstein.

How to listen? Just go here on your computer. Or, feel free to just call into our listener line at 646-200-3332. While you’re on the phone, you can hear the whole show. AND . . . you can ask questions too.

In fact, we encourage it. So call in at 646-200-3332! Press 1 in order to let us know you have a question!

Just go here to listen every Friday at noon.

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