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Overcoming Adversity

Two superb young violinists are in today's show. Hilary Hahn rose to stardom when she was just a teen-ager. Now in her early 30s, she made the sometimes uneasy transition from child phenom to adult star. She joins us today, along with pianist Orion Weiss, from the WQXR studios in New York. And we'll hear Augustin Hadelich in concert in Seattle. He made an arduous comeback to the violin after suffering devastating burns over 60% of his body.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto in D Minor for Two Violins, Strings, and Continuo, BWV 1043
Hilary Hahn and Margaret Batjer, violins, the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
Herbert Zipper Concert Hall, Los Angeles

Goran Frost: Klezmer Dances
Martin Frost, clarinet, the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, Per Kristian Skalstad, leader
Ojai Music Festival, Ojai, California

Perfchat with Hilary Hahn and Orion Weiss: Perfchat

Bela Bartok: Romanian Folk Dances, BB 68
Hilary Hahn, violin, Orion Weiss, piano
WQXR Studio, New York City

Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances Nos. 10, 11, and 20
Hilary Hahn, violin, Orion Weiss, piano
WQXR Studio, New York City

Johann Sebastian Bach: Ich bin vergnugt in meinem Leiden (I am Happy in my Suffering), from Cantata No. 58, BWV 58
Hilary Hahn, violin, Christine Schafer, soprano, the Munich Chamber Orchestra, Alexander Liebreich, conductor

Frank Bridge: There is a Willow Grows Aslant a Brook
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Oliver Knussen, conductor
Ordway Center, St. Paul

Alexander Scriabin (arranged by Oliver Knussen): Excerpts from Scriabin Settings for Chamber Orchestra
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Oliver Knussen, conductor
Ordway Center, St. Paul

Hour 2

Sergei Rachmaninoff: Prelude in D, Op. 23, No. 4
Barry Douglas, piano

Franz Schubert: Trio in B-flat for Violin, Viola and Cello, D. 471
Augustin Hadelich, violin, Richard O'Neill, viola, Godfried Hoogeveen, cello
The Seattle Chamber Music Society, Seattle

Edward Elgar: Serenade in E Minor for Strings, Op. 20
The Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Konstantin Lifschitz, conductor
Weilburg Castle, Weilburg, Germany

Frederic Chopin: Nocturne in E-flat, Op. 55, No. 2
Barry Douglas, piano
Parish Church, Santa Cristina d'Aro, Spain

John Field: Nocturne No. 1 in E-flat and Nocturne No. 5 in B-flat
Barry Douglas, piano
Parish Church, Santa Cristina d'Aro, Spain

Traditional Irish: My Lagan Love
Barry Douglas, piano
Parish Church, Santa Cristina d'Aro, Spain

Claude Debussy: Danse, Tarantelle Styrienne, L. 69
The Bellingham Festival Orchestra, Michael Palmer, conductor
Bellingham Festival of Music, Bellingham, Washington

Igor Stravinsky: Tarantella from Pulcinella
Matt Haimovitz, cello, Christopher O'Riley, piano
Redpath Hall, Montreal, Quebec

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