When he was a student, there was a certain violin virtuoso who outstripped Richman with his virtuosic fireworks and went on to have a stellar career locally as both a classical musician and studio musician. Conductor Richman, who is the music director for the Knoxville Symphony in Tennessee, grew up in Southern California and went to USC, where his career began. He is a little more than just a violin soloist.
His is a familiar and welcome face, both in the orchestra’s first chair and when he stands alone as soloist. He has been concertmaster for a quarter of a century now, and has been featured soloist many times including in the Mendelssohn and Brahms concertos. That last work featured violinist Roger Wilkie, the orchestra’s longtime concertmaster, as soloist. One of the most interesting guest appearances occurred Saturday night when Lucas Richman took the helm of the orchestra for a concert featuring the powerful fifth symphony of Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich along with Beethoven’s “Egmont Overture” and Chausson’s “Poème for Violin and Orchestra.” That has led to more than a few interesting concerts as a series of guest conductors have led the orchestra through its first four concerts this season and will continue to do so through next season. The Long Beach Symphony hasn’t had a regular leader since Enrique Arturo Diemecke ended his 14-year tenure as music director at the end of last season.
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