It is a tried-and-true program for an orchestra: overture, concerto, symphony. There are many other ways to do an orchestra concert. But overture-concerto-symphony is common for a reason: it has been ...

A Rossini overture is clarity itself when played by a smaller orchestra like the 45-person Prague Philharmonia. Michel Swierczewski leads the orchestra in the overture from Rossini's opera The Italian ...