It was the opportunity of a lifetime, but it was also something a seasoned veteran might have to think twice about before agreeing to. Pianist Conrad Tao is seasoned, but he's also only 17. Still, when the call went out for a last-minute substitute for an ailing pianist, Tao jumped at the chance to give a solo recital on one day's notice. In today's show, Tao's talks about his last-minute solo recital in Fort Worth. And we'll hear from the performance that had Texas critics raving.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Johann Sebastian Bach: Courante and Minuet from Partita No. 4 in D
Jeffrey Kahane, piano
Pietro Mascagni: Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana
The Russian National Orchestra, Omer Meir Wellber, conductor
Festival del Sole, Napa Valley, California
The Art of Practice, with Jeffrey Kahane: The Art of Practice
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto in C Minor, K. 491
Jeffrey Kahane, piano and conductor, the New York Philharmonic
Avery Fisher Hall, New York City
Igor Stravinsky: Ave Maria
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers, director
Three Choirs Festival, Worcester, England
Hour 2
Edmund Rubbra: A Tribute, Op. 56
The BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox, conductor
George Frideric Handel: Concerto Grosso No. 3 for Flute, Violin, and Strings, Op. 3, HWV 314
REBEL Ensemble
International Handel Festival, Gottingen, Germany
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 (Appassionata)
Conrad Tao, piano
Bass Performance Hall, Fort Worth, Texas
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Prelude in G-sharp Minor, Op. 32, No. 12
Conrad Tao, piano
Bass Performance Hall, Fort Worth, Texas
Maurice Ravel: Alborada del Gracioso
The BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Thomas Sondergard, conductor
St. David's, Hall, Cardiff, Wales
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