medici.tv presents Vienna Symphony’s Easter concert April 8
This Sunday, April 8 at 1:30pm EDT, medici.tv broadcasts the Vienna Symphony Orchestra’s annual Easter concert, “Springtime in Vienna,” performed at the Golden Hall of the Musikverein Vienna. This is the first time medici.tv is partnered with the orchestra to bring the celebrated yearly event to an international audience. The festive program, led by Bertrand de Billy, offers Sarasate’s Gypsy Airs with violinist Anton Sorokow; Ponchielli’s “Dance of the Hours” from La Gioconda; Gershwin’s An American in Paris; two pieces from Bizet’s L’Arlesienne; the “Bacchanale” from Saint-Saëns’ Samson et Dalila, and more. The concert will be broadcast in its entirety on ORF, 3sat, and via medici.tv’s website and mobile applications.
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Springtime in Vienna: The Easter Concert of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra
When: Sunday, April 8 at 1:30pm EDT
Where: Musikverein Vienna; broadcast available at medici.tv’s website and mobile applications
With: Anton Sorokow, violin; Bertrand de Billy, conductor
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