Afkham & Gluzman

This week, David Afkham leads landmarks of the French impressionist music, including Debussy’s La mer, Ravel’s Menuet antique and La valse. In between, Vadim Gluzman joins in Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto No. 1. 

Broadcast available through December 10, 2026

Ravel Menuet antique
Shostakovich Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 77
ENCORE Silvestrov Serenade
Vadim Gluzman violin
Debussy La mer
Ravel La valse
David Afkham conductor
June 2023

Webern Im Sommerwind
Bernard Haitink conductor
2009 (CSO Resound)

Production
Brian Wise producer
Charlie Post audio engineer
Jihyeon Kim assistant audio engineer
Lisa Simeone host

23-50

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