On Ruben Gazarian’s fifteenth anniversary as artistic director of the Württembergisches Kammerorchester (WKO) Heilbronn, a box of five CDs under the title “WKO LIVE – 15 Jahre Ruben Gazarian” (WKO Live – 15 Years with Ruben Gazarian” has been released as a limited edition. It includes a selection of live recordings from concerts at Harmonie Heilbronn, the hall that the WKO calls its home. Each CD has its own dramaturgy, and in over six hours of music, there is a wide variety of facets of the WKO’s sound to be heard. The unedited recordings offer a selection from the entire range of the WKO’s repertory: monumental pillars of music history for string orchestra, excerpts from symphonic works with the enlarged chamber orchestra, and selections from the New Year’s Day concert programs.
The CD is exclusively available from the Webshop of the WKO.
The New Year’s Concert 2018
- Peter Tchaikovsky: Polonaise, Introduction and Tatiana’s Letter Scene from „EUGENE ONEGIN“
- Peter Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet
- Peter Tchaikovsky: Suite from „Sleeping Beauty“ (put together by Ruben Gazarian)
Polina Pasztircsák, Soprano
- Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn
The New Year’s Concert 2018
- Astor Piazzolla: Buenos Aires Hora cero
- Astor Piazzolla: Libertango
- Astor Piazzolla: Concerto Aconcagua
- Nino Rota: Concerto for Strings
- Daniel Binelli: Homenaje al Tango for piano, bandoneon and strings
- Astor Piazzolla: Adios Nonino for bandoneon, piano and strings
Daniel Binelli, Bandoneon
- Polly Ferman, Piano
- Georgian Chamber Orchestra Ingolstadt