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SoundWaves with The Florida OrchestraAuthor: The Florida Orchestra
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 Language: en-us Genres: Arts, Music, Performing Arts Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Program Notes: Bruch's Violin Concerto No. 1
Episode 8
Friday, 30 January, 2026
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 SeasonPerformances February 21 & 22, 2026
