Preview: Orquesta Sinfónica del Principado de Asturias

Written By Brett Mitchell
Brett Mitchell will make his Spanish debut with the Orquesta Sinfónica del Principado de Asturias in Gijón on May 2 and Oviedo on May 3.

Brett Mitchell will make his Spanish debut with the Orquesta Sinfónica del Principado de Asturias in Gijón on May 2 and Oviedo on May 3.

OVIEDO — The Orquesta Sinfónica del Principado de Asturias has published a preview of Brett Mitchell’s upcoming Spanish debut:

The Symphony Orchestra of the Principality of Asturias will continue its subscription season this week with the program Lenguajes propios ​​II, which will be directed by maestro Brett Mitchell, who makes his debut on the OSPA podium at the Jovellanos Theater and in the Príncipe Felipe Auditorium. The program features violinist Akiko Suwanai and twelve students from the Superior Conservatory of Music 'Eduardo Martínez Torner'. The program includes the following works:

  • Bedřich Smetana, The Bartered Bride: Overture

  • Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35

  • Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Mr. Mitchell also sat down between rehearsals for a brief conversation about this program with violinist Fernando Zorita, which can be viewed below.

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