Carolina Live is a weekly program of the Carolinas' best live classical concert recordings. Presented by OrthoCarolina, the show is a co-production of WDAV 89.9 Classical Public Radio and South Carolina Public Radio. Longtime classical music announcer Lauren Rico hosts the series.
June 4 & 6 |
Greenville Symphony Chamber Orchestra: All Mozart Mozart: Serenade No. 12 – The Night Music |
All Mozart—that’s the title of the concert we feature on this edition of Carolina Live, and the works by Mozart you’ll hear are his Serenade No. 12 – The Night Music, the Divertimento No. 3 and the great composer’s Serenade No. 10 – Gran Partita. There is one non-Mozart piece, too—Edvard Grieg’s In the Hall of the Mountain King. Wonderful orchestra, excellent music—a great combination for you! |
June 11 & 13 |
Winston-Salem Symphony: Innovators and Legends Seeger: Andante for Strings |
The Winston-Salem Symphony brings you a wonderful concert titled Innovators and Legends. You’ll hear Ruth Crawford Seeger’s lovely Andante for Strings, Ludwig van Beethoven’s Concerto No. 1 for Piano and Strings with special guest Terence Wilson and the powerful Symphony No. 2 in E minor by Sergei Rachmaninoff. |
June 18 & 20 |
South Carolina Philharmonic: Mendelssohn’s “Scottish” Symphony Mendelssohn-Hensel: Overture in C Major UNCSA Chamber Member Festival Faure: Piano Quartet No. 1 in c-minor |
The South Carolina Philharmonic brings a variety of musical flavors to a concert titled Mendelssohn’s “Scottish” Symphony. You know that that work is a major part of the evening’s music, but so is an exciting Concerto for Four Violins in b-minor by Antonio Vivaldi. The second part of our program is a performance of Gabriel Faure’s Piano Quartet No. 1 in c-minor, featuring faculty and students from the UNC School of the Arts. Join us for a remarkable program. |
June 25 & 27 |
Greensboro Symphony: A German Requiem Brahms: A German Requiem |
One of Johannes Brahms most celebrated works is his A German Requiem, and that’s the foundation piece of a concert you’ll hear on this Carolina Live. In addition to that you’ll hear two selections from an earlier concert by the orchestra: Mozart’s Flute Concerto No. 1 and a Concerto in D minor written by Vivaldi and transcribed by Bach. Most impressive composers at your service on this program, so please join us… |
Jul 2 & 4 |
South Carolina Philharmonic: Mozart Symphony No. 40 Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in Bb Palmetto Chamber Orchestra: Columbia Celebrates! Quantz: Flute Double Concerto in g-minor |
Two orchestras based in Columbia provide music for this edition of Carolina Live. The South Carolina Philharmonic presents Mozart Symphony No. 40 from its Masterworks series of concerts, with that true masterwork by Mozart along with Dmitri Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in c-minor and more. The Palmetto Chamber Orchestra has highlights from its concert Columbia Celebrates!, featuring a Flute Double Concerto in g-minor by Johann Joachim Quantz and a moving work titled Christmas Eve Sarajevo. Enjoy both on Carolina Live. |
Jul 9 & 11 |
Winston-Salem Symphony: Music from Homelands Sibelius: Finlandia |
The title of the concert you’ll enjoy on this program is Music From the Homelands, and it includes the beloved Finlandia by Jean Sibelius, a Concerto in A minor for Violin and Orchestra by Antonin Dvorak and the intriguing Concerto for Orchestra by Witold Lutoslawski. There’s also a bonus of the Symphonic Dances of Sergei Rachmaninoff, so please join us. |
Jul 16 & 18 |
Rutherford Chamber Consort: Vessels of Song Paganini: Cantabile Greensboro Symphony Orchestra: Keys of Beethoven Barber: Adagio for Strings |
This edition of the program begins with a concert by the Rutherford Chamber Consort titled Vessels of Song. Some of those vessels are captained by familiar composers such as Paganini and Schubert, but a main part of the concert blends the distinctive sound of klezmer music with classical in a set titled “Klezmer in the Mountains.” The second part of Carolina Live has highlights from a concert by the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra—Samuel Barber’s Adagio for Strings and Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in C-minor. |
Jul 23 & 25 |
Greenville Symphony Orchestra: Love Stories Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture |
Two brilliant composers provide the music for a concert by the Greenville Symphony Orchestra titled Love Stories. From Tchaikovsky come his oh-so-romantic Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture and Francesca da Rimini. Then Richard Strauss’ symphonic poem Don Juan is followed by a suite from his opera Der Rosenkavalier. There’s a great chance you’ll love the musical “stories” told on this Carolina Live. |
Jul 30 & Aug 1 |
South Carolina Philharmonic: Beethoven & Blue Jeans ‘22 Simon: Fate Now Conquers |
For years the South Carolina Philharmonic has offered a series of popular concerts under the ongoing title Beethoven & Blue Jeans. We have a 2022 edition of the series on this Carolina Live, and the music includes Carlos Simon’s Fate Now Conquers, Samuel Barber’s Violin Concerto with soloist Rachel Lee Friday and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 in A. It’s an interesting combination of works, so make sure to join us this week. |
Aug 6 & 8 |
Winston-Salem Symphony: Grieg and Tchaikovsky Shostakovich: Festive Overture |
There’s wonderful variety to enjoy on this Carolina Live program. The Winston-Salem Symphony welcomes the marvelous JoAnn Falletta as guest conductor, and the orchestra presents two major works—Edvard Grieg’s Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in a-minor followed by Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4 in f-minor. You can then enjoy an archived performance by the orchestra from an earlier concert, |
Aug 13 & 15 |
Greenville Symphony Orchestra: All Tchaikovsky Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Major |
All Tchaikovsky is the title of a concert you’ll hear from the Greenville Symphony Orchestra. It includes the Russian great’s Violin Concerto in D Major with guest violinist Alexander Markov and the Symphony No. 4 in F minor. Conductor Edvard Tchivzhel conducts the Orchestra with his accustomed excellence, so please be with us. |
Aug 20 & 22 |
Greensboro Symphony Orchestra: Chopin and Berlioz Von Weber: Overture to Der Freishutz |
Powerful music by Frederick Chopin and Hector Berlioz fills up this edition of Carolina Live. Piano maestro Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in f-minor is performed by the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra and legendary guest pianist Emanuel Ax, who also plays Chopin’s Nocturne No. 15 in f-minor as an encore. Then Hector Berlioz’ Symphonie Fantastique is heard in the second part of the program. Join us for the great music played by gifted artists. |
Aug 27 & 29 |
South Carolina Philharmonic: Prokofiev’s Piano Coleridge-Taylor: Ballade in A minor |
The South Carolina Philharmonic brings you a concert titled Prokofiev’s Piano, but that brilliant keyboard work is not all you’ll hear. In addition to Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in C with guest pianist Solomon Ge, there’s a work by Ge titled Astral Mirage and the wonderful Symphony No. 8 in G of Antonin Dvorak. It’s a marvelous mix, so don’t miss it. |