Classical Companion

Lawrence Loh, Music Director–Symphoria

by Rouhollah Goudarzi

March 30, 2020

Lawrence Loh, Music Director–Symphoria

With all this extra time at home with his family, what do you think the conversation turns to in Maestro Lawrence Loh’s household?  Apparently, quite the discussion on the merits of various symphonies!  You’ll hear about that, and the music that touches his soul, in this episode of Classical Companion.

Favorite Works Playlist

1. Aaron Copland
   1. Appalachian Spring (full orchestra)
   2. Aaron Copland, conductor; London Symphony Orchestra
2. Ludwig van Beethoven
   1. Movement 1 from Symphony No. 7
   2. Sir Daniel Barenboim, conductor; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
3. Sergei Rachmaninov
   1. Movement 3 from Symphonic Dances
   2. Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
4. Gustav Mahler
   1. Finale from Symphony 1
   2. Riccardo Chailly, conductor; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
5. Gustav Mahler
   1. Adagietto from Symphony 5
   2. Leonard Bernstein, conductor; New York Philharmonic
6. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
   1. Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture
   2. Marin Alsop, conductor; Colorado Symphony Orchestra
7. Dmitri Shostakovich
   1. Movement 2 of Symphony 10
   2. Eugene Ormandy, conductor; Philadelphia Orchestra
8. Johannes Brahms
   1. Requiem (finale)
   2. Klaus Tennstedt, conductor; London Philharmonic
9. Johannes Brahms
   1. Symphony No. 3 (finale)
   2. Sir Neville Marriner, conductor; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
10. Igor Stravinsky
    1. Petroushka
    2. George Solti, conductor; Chicago Symphony Orchestra
11. Igor Stravinsky
    1. Rite of Spring, Finale
    2. Sir Simon Rattle, conductor; London Symphony Orchestra
12. Johannes Brahms
    1. Movement 3 from Piano Concerto No. 2
    2. Emmanuel Ax, piano; Bernard Haitink, conductor; Boston Symphony Orchestra