Pietraroia said the symphony has had a good response to its virtual season, which runs until the end of June. While he has been programming the symphony remotely since October, in previous years, he would spend up to five months here during the symphony’s season. Kluxen has appeared on camera during several virtual performances by the Victoria Symphony, but he wanted to up his presence on A Greeting From Denmark. The finished product will include the 40-minute performance, along with several additions, including a video address from Kluxen. The orchestra was under Pietraroia’s baton for the taping of A Greeting From Denmark several weeks ago. “He left once the lockdown started in March, fearing that he might not be able to get back to Denmark, but he has been very active in the programming of this virtual season over Zoom,” said associate conductor Giuseppe Pietraroia, who has been overseeing orchestra activities with concertmaster Terence Tam in Kluxen’s absence.
The conductor, who has been stationed in his native Denmark for the past year, used a program of music from Denmark as a way of reconnecting with his colleagues and audience on Vancouver Island, while sharing a bit of his homeland with his adopted one. The Victoria Symphony presentation, which premières tonight on victoriasymphony.ca, is a valentine to Victoria from music director Christian Kluxen. 21, 7:30 p.m.Īdjusting with little notice to ever-changing COVID-19-related protocols is no easy task, but it can sometimes yield something original and worthy in its own right.Ī Greeting From Denmark is evidence of that.
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