Mitsuko Uchida is one of the finest pianists in the world, especially known for the emotional depth of her performances. She could be working non-stop, but chooses to play less than she could, to leave space for relaxation and time with friends. Perhaps, it's that search for balance in her life that allows her to achieve such depth and breadth of emotion in her music. Today, we'll hear her in a performance of Beethoven's third piano concerto, with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Allegro from Piano Sonata No. 3 in B-flat, K. 281
Pianist Mitsuko Uchida
Marin Marais: "The Bells of St. Genevieve"
Cellist Sol Gabetta, pianist Henri Sigfridsson, and violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja
Schwetzingen Festival, Schwetzingen, Germany
Federico Moreno Torroba: Excerpts from "Estampas"
The Georgia Guitar Quartet
Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall, Athens, Georgia
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37
Pianist Mitsuko Uchida with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and conductor Mariss Jansons
Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Hour 2
Johann Sebastian Bach: First movement from Concerto for Oboe, Violin, Strings, and Continuo in C
Violinist Hilary Hahn and oboist Allan Vogel with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and conductor Jeffrey Kahane
Heinrich I. F. Biber: Sonata No. 5
Chatham Baroque
Synod Hall, Oakland, Pennsylvania
Johann Joseph Fux: Sonata Pastorale a Tre
Chatham Baroque
Synod Hall, Oakland, Pennsylvania
Christopher Deane: "Vespertine Formations"
Molly Yeh, Scott Crawford, Eric Huber, and Greg Tsalikis, marimbas
National Orchestral Institute, College Park, Maryland
Steven Bryant: "Ecstatic Waters"
The University of Texas Wind Ensemble with conductor Jerry Junkin
Bates Recital Hall, Austin, Texas
Johannes Brahms: Rondo from Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25
Pianist Shih-Wei Huang, violinist Benjamin Beilman, violist Roberto Diaz, and cellist Natalie Helm
Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia
Maurice Ravel: "Gaspard de la Nuit"
Pianist Haochen Zhang
Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, Fort Worth, Texas
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