SoundWaves with The Florida Orchestra

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For more than 55 years, The Florida Orchestra has been a driving force for cultural arts in the Tampa Bay region. Every work of music, every musician, every composer has a story to tell. SoundWaves with The Florida Orchestra gives those stories a voice, so you can experience a deep, personal connection to the music during a concert or anytime. The non-profit Florida Orchestra is the largest orchestra in the state and the only arts organization that bridges Tampa Bay. TFO exists to INSPIRE – UNITE – EDUCATE as we build community through the power of music onstage and in our schools and community. With 71 full-time professional musicians and conductors, TFO performs more than 100 concerts a season, including a wide range of classical, popular, film, rock and family-friendly music. Performances are at three major performing arts venues: Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg, Straz Center in Tampa and Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater. For tickets and information: FloridaOrchestra.org

  1. Program Notes: Mozart's Jupiter Symphony

    2일 전

    Program Notes: Mozart's Jupiter Symphony

    In this episode, we explore Mozart’s stellar Symphony No. 41, “Jupiter.” Says The Florida Orchestra Music Director Michael Francis: “In this symphony, Mozart looks at everything in life. Then he takes you to a point where he says ‘now, let’s look at the universe.’ ’’ In Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto No. 1, the soloist plays an unaccompanied cadenza for the entire third movement, while the orchestra remains silent. The concert begins with Beethoven’s Grosse Fuge, an intensely emotional work that captures Beethoven at the peak of his creative late period. The drama intensifies with the Queen of the Night’s breathtaking arias from The Magic Flute — the shimmering “Oh, don’t tremble, my dear son” and the dazzling, fearsome “Hell’s vengeance boils in my heart,” two spectacular showpieces. Masterworks 9 of the 25/26 Season Performances March 21 & 22, 2026

    12분
  2. Program Notes: Bruch's Violin Concerto No. 1

    1월 30일

    Program Notes: Bruch's Violin Concerto No. 1

    This episode explores Max Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1, Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 5 and Brian Raphael Nabors’ Pulse. The German composer Bruch left a rich library of works, but he lived and died under the shadow of one piece, his Violin Concerto in G Minor. Optimistic and bold, Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 5 – his 100th published work – was embraced by Soviet censors as a symbol of freedom and stands today as a virtuosic, concerto-like showcase that pushes an orchestra to its expressive limits. With Pulse, The Florida Orchestra offers its first-ever performance of a work by the American composer Brian Raphael Nabors, whose music has been described as a fusion of homegrown soundscapes with a contemporary edge.  Masterworks 8 of the 25/26 Season Performances February 21 & 22, 2026

    12분
  3. Program Notes: Beethoven’s Triple Concerto

    1월 9일

    Program Notes: Beethoven’s Triple Concerto

    Beethoven Meets Bruckner In this episode, we explore two very different kinds of musical journeys. First, Beethoven’s Triple Concerto, often described as “basically a cello concerto with violin and piano,” where the cello sings in a high register, leading to music that’s elegant, playful and deceptively simple. Then, we shift to the vast sound world of Bruckner’s Symphony No. 4, “Romantic,” opening with a legendary horn call meant to evoke Medieval knights at dawn and unfolding as a meditative, immersive experience best heard live. Listen in for immersive music, from chamber-like conversation to monumental symphonic landscapes. Masterworks 7 of the 25/26 Season Performances February 6 & 7, 2026

    9분
  4. Program Notes: Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloe

    2025. 12. 22.

    Program Notes: Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloe

    Charles T. Griffes’ The Pleasure Dome of Kubla Khan is an American masterpiece that captures the dreamy quality of Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem. Then comes a French masterpiece, Ravel’s Piano Concerto, a lighthearted romp with an air of American jazz and an homage to George Gershwin. Paul Dukas may be a one-hit wonder with The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, but it’s a doozy. Forever immortalized in Disney’s Fantasia, the whimsical work tells a story through vivid colors and dynamics that bring characters to life. When the program ends with Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloe Suite No. 2, you have to wonder, does any music capture the miracle of morning better than Daybreak from this work? This episode includes music excerpts to illustrate each work. Masterworks 6 of the 25/26 Season Performances January 23-25, 2026

    13분
  5. Program Notes: Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21

    2025. 12. 10.

    Program Notes: Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21

    Enjoy Siegfried’s Rhine Journey, a digestible nugget from Wagner’s massive Ring of the Nibelung. This arrangement by Engelbert Humperdinck preserves the work’s atmosphere, the awakening at dawn and the love themes of Brünnhilde and Siegfried. In Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21, this stellar work stands out for its iridescent andante in F major, arguably one of the composer’s most captivating creations. The program ends with Shostakovich’s final symphony, No. 15. In contrast to his often dour personality, Shostakovich’s sense of humor shines through in the first movement with quotes from Rossini’s William Tell Overture.  This episode includes music excerpts to illustrate each work. Masterworks 5 of the 25/26 Season Performances January 9-11, 2026

    11분
  6. Program Notes: Mozart & Handel

    2025. 11. 03.

    Program Notes: Mozart & Handel

    This Masterworks program celebrates Baroque and beyond with music by Handel, Haydn and Mozart. Handel’s Water Music — commissioned for King George’s 1717 Thames celebration — sparkles with regal pomp, innovative use of horns and vibrant dance movements. Mozart takes audiences on an irrepressible romp in the Overture to The Marriage of Figaro, which perfectly captures the opera’s comic energy. It's a different feel from his elegant Ballet Music from Idomeneo, a French-style suite that closes a tragic opera with festive dances, rich orchestration and the first use of clarinets in a Mozart opera. Music from Haydn's Uninhabited Island shows his symphonic genius, creating dramatic tension between calm and storm. This episode includes music excerpts to illustrate each work. Masterworks 4 of the 25/26 Season Performances November 22 & 23, 2025

    9분
  7. Program Notes: Beethoven & Bernstein

    2025. 10. 08.

    Program Notes: Beethoven & Bernstein

    Experience two monumental works that bridge centuries. Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy, a dazzling precursor to his Ode to Joy, blends virtuosic piano, orchestra and chorus in a joyful, triumphant finale that echoes through his Ninth Symphony. Written for a legendary concert and featuring Beethoven himself at the piano, this piece captures the raw energy of genius in motion. In contrast, Leonard Bernstein’s Symphony No. 3 “Kaddish” confronts God in a deeply personal and political reckoning. With searing text by Holocaust survivor Samuel Pisar, this emotional tour de force for narrator, soprano, chorus and orchestra explores faith, hope and humanity’s struggle for meaning in a fractured world. This episode includes music excerpts to illustrate each work. Masterworks 3 of the 25/26 Season Performances November 7 & 8, 2025

    9분
  8. Program Notes: Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto

    2025. 09. 15.

    Program Notes: Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto

    Experience the emotional sweep of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto, a fiery showcase of virtuosity and lyricism once panned by critics but now cherished as one of the greatest violin concertos ever written. From its bold opening to the folk-inspired finale, this 34-minute masterpiece brims with Russian flair and heart-racing brilliance. Then, dive into the sonic whirlwind of John Adams’ Harmonielehre, a modern American classic that fuses Minimalist drive with lush Romanticism. Inspired by vivid dream imagery — including a supertanker blasting into the sky — this 40-minute symphonic journey delivers pulsing rhythms, glowing orchestration and an unforgettable, full-throttle finale. This episode includes music excerpts to illustrate each work. Masterworks 2 of the 25/26 Season Performances October 18 & 19, 2025

    7분
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For more than 55 years, The Florida Orchestra has been a driving force for cultural arts in the Tampa Bay region. Every work of music, every musician, every composer has a story to tell. SoundWaves with The Florida Orchestra gives those stories a voice, so you can experience a deep, personal connection to the music during a concert or anytime. The non-profit Florida Orchestra is the largest orchestra in the state and the only arts organization that bridges Tampa Bay. TFO exists to INSPIRE – UNITE – EDUCATE as we build community through the power of music onstage and in our schools and community. With 71 full-time professional musicians and conductors, TFO performs more than 100 concerts a season, including a wide range of classical, popular, film, rock and family-friendly music. Performances are at three major performing arts venues: Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg, Straz Center in Tampa and Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater. For tickets and information: FloridaOrchestra.org

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    The Florida Orchestra
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    2022년 - 2026년
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