For the next month listeners can tune in to live recordings of select concerts from The Florida Orchestra Masterworks performances. These will be broadcast for free on Classical WSMR 89.1 and 103.9 FM radio and online at WSMR.org at 8 p.m. on Tuesdays. The broadcasts also will be available for free on-demand at WSMR.org for one month after the air date.
Bringing classical music to all
The broadcasts are part of TFO’s ongoing partnership with WUSF and Classical WSMR radio. It’s a way to bring classical music into the homes, cars, and listening devices of Tampa Bay residents. This is TFO’s 56th season. Under the leadership of Music Director Michael Francis, TFO performs series of classical, popular, and morning concerts in Tampa, St. Petersburg and Clearwater, as well as free Pops in the Park concerts. The orchestra is dedicated to connecting to the community, including family and youth concerts and other educational programs.
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Florida Orchestra Concerts on WSMR
Here is the schedule of the Tuesday evening broadcasts, all conducted by Maestro Francis at the Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg. Schedule subject to change.
- Oct. 17: Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4, with Ippolito’s Violin Concerto featuring Jeffrey Multer, and Grace Williams’ Elegy.
- Oct. 24: Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 and Elgar’s Cello Concerto featuring Maximilian Hornung.
- Oct. 31: Orff’s Carmina Burana featuring The Master Chorale of Tampa Bay, with Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloe, Suites 1 & 2, and Elgar’s Nimrod.
- Nov. 7: Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 featuring Joyce Yang, with Nielsen’s Symphony No. 4.
- Nov. 14: Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring with Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake and Michael Abels’ Delights and Dances.
- Nov. 21: Wagner’s The Ring Without Words, with Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20 featuring Dejan Lazic.