“I think for me, the orchestra will always be linked with him,” Ehnes says from his home in Florida. Tovey, who died of cancer July 12 at age 69, will no doubt be in Ehnes’s thoughts, not to mention the thoughts of those in the audience who were drawn to the WSO while the charismatic Englishman held the baton at the concert hall. 61 with the WSO and music director Daniel Raiskin Saturday night, became a regular guest soloist at symphony concerts not long after he met Bramwell Tovey in 1989, right around the time Tovey began a memorable 12-year tenure as the symphony’s music director. (Benjamin Ealovega photo)Įhnes, who will perform Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61 with the WSO and music director Daniel Raiskin Saturday. James Ehnes, will perform Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. “I’d love to think I have some small role in an orchestra that has meant a great deal to me.” ![]() How is that possible?” Ehnes says with a chuckle. I saw the WSO as a child as a long-standing, firmly established organization and now that I’m older it’s - wait a second, I’ve been involved with the WSO for almost half of its existence. When the 45-year-old violinist takes the stage Saturday at the Centennial Concert Hall, it will be the latest of seemingly countless collaborations with the orchestra, going back to when he was a schoolboy prodigy from Brandon. ![]()
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