Dear Music Lovers and Supporters, Our 12th offering is the 1st Movement, or Allegro moderato, from the Violin Concerto (1878) by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky from a concert by the BSO in May 2018. The soloist is Hungarian-born violinist Tamás Kocsis. The recording is on YouTube: BSO plays Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto: Allegro moderato. About the concerto, Maestro Fred Devyatkin writes, “A solo and orchestral tour de force, the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto is required repertoire for violinists the world over. Tamás Kocsis plays it with aplomb and ease. Enjoy!” Thank you to everyone who has donated to the...
The BSO starts a Go Fund Me campaign
Dear Music Lovers and Supporters! The Beaufort Symphony Orchestra has launched a Go Fund Me campaign to support its adult and youth orchestras as well as the Prodigy Project, which was established to provide young, superstar musicians with the opportunity to solo for a professional orchestra. Link to the Go Fund Me campaign. Thank you to everyone who has donated to the Beaufort Symphony Orchestra. We are grateful for your consideration and generosity. Sincerely, Entire BSO Board & Musicians
In memory of Arthur Tollefson, we offer Art playing piano: Mendelssohn & Beethoven
Dear Music Lovers and Supporters, In memory of Arthur “Art” Tollefson, who died on Friday, July 24, 2020, our seventh offerings are recordings of the Mendelssohn Piano Concerto in G Minor from a concert by the BSO in 2012 and the Beethoven Sonata in C Minor for Piano & Violin: Scherzo & Finale from 2014. Art was the piano soloist in the Mendelssohn Piano Concerto. Art played the piano with Fred Devyatkin in the Beethoven Sonata. The recordings are on YouTube: BSO playing Mendelssohn Piano Concerto in G Minor and Beethoven Sonata in C Minor for Piano &...