ALBANY SYMPHONY MUSICIANS, LIVE FROM HOME
While the Albany Symphony was in lockdown with the rest of the world in 2020, our musicians were hard at work our Live From Home series, which features our musicians performing Telemann’s Fantasia No. 1, Rebecca Clarke’s Two Pieces for viola (or violin) and cello, a beautiful koto/cello duet by Daron Hagen, and more!
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Mitsuko Suzuki, violin
Mitsuko Suzuki dedicates this performance to our "tiny audience" in honor of our Tiny Tots program.
Lynette wardle, harp
Our wonderful harpist Lynette Wardle performs
a piece originally written for harpsichord.
eiko kano, violin
Assistant concertmaster Eiko Kano shares an arrangement of “Smile” from the movie Modern Times, along with a series of images that make her smile.
Hikaru Tamaki, cello
Cellist Hikaru Tamaki is joined by his wife, Yoko Reikano Kimura, for a beautiful koto/cello duet.
Yinbin qian, violin
Albany Symphony’s Yinbin Qian shares an excerpt from Mozart's Third Violin Concerto.
Hannah levinson, viola
Longtime Albany Symphony violist Hannah Levinson performs Jessica Meyer's Delta Sunrise live from her NYC apartment.
chuck morris, bass trombone
Bass trombonist Chuck Morris discusses the different trombones in the orchestra and performs a duet for bass trombones.
Funda Cizmecioglu, violin
Principal second violinist, Funda Cizmecioglu, presents her New York City living room debut of Telemann’s Fantasia No. 1.
aleksandra labinska, violin
Violinist Aleksandra Labinska is joined by her husband Tudor Dornescu for this violin duet.
Jamecyn morey, violin
Jamecyn Morey is joined by her husband, Dr. David Bebe, for a violin and cello duet by Rebecca Clarke: Two Pieces for viola (or violin) and cello, II. Grotesque.
GREG SPIRIDOPOULOS, TROMBONE
Albany Symphony’s trombonist Greg Spiridopoulos plays all the trombone parts in "Blue Bells of Scotland" arranged by Arthur Pryor.
BIXBY KENNEDY, CLARINET
Bixby Kennedy shares a Gershwin-inspired piece by Paul Harvey and a work written for Bixby by Will Rowe.
Ferdinand the Bull by Munro Leaf
with albany symphony musicians
Grab a snack and cozy up for story time with Albany Symphony musicians, Grace Shryock (oboe), Joey Demko (French horn), Billy Hestand (bassoon), Matt Ross (flute), and Bixby Kennedy (clarinet) as they tell the story.