Marco Borggreve: Grosvenor; Miika Takala: Collins; Courtesy of the Artist: McFadden
Tonight at 8:00pm in an encore broadcast, Music Director Andris Nelsons shares a program with conductors Ross Jamie Collins and Na’Zir McFadden featuring works by Sibelius and Grieg, with piano soloist Benjamin Grosvenor.
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