Michael Tilson Thomas returns to conduct seminal Russian works including Tchaikovsky’s profound and beloved Sixth Symphony. Nicola Benedetti brings her “pure and gleaming,” (The New York Times) sound to Prokofiev’s Second Violin Concerto.

CSO Program Notes: Tilson Thomas Conducts Tchaikovsky 6

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CSO Program Notes: Tilson Thomas Conducts Tchaikovsky 6

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