Like many watershed moments, the one that happened to pianist Simone Dinnerstein was painful and life-altering. She calls it her "nightmare performance," one where she suffered a serious memory lapse. It caused her to re-evaluate everything about how she plays, how she practices, how she learns music. In today's show, Dinnerstein shares how she got back on track after that, and plays a Beethoven Piano Concerto in Copenhagen.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Philip Lasser: Excerpts from Twelve Variations on a Chorale by J.S. Bach
Simone Dinnerstein, piano
Bela Bartok: Seven Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 68, BB 76
Festival Musicians
Music@Menlo, Atherton, California
Robert Lowry: Shall we Gather at the River
Anonymous 4
Spivey Hall, Morrow, Georgia
Traditional American (arranged by John G. McCurry): Parting Friends
Anonymous 4
Spivey Hall, Morrow, Georgia
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat, Op. 19
Simone Dinnerstein, piano, the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Mario Venzago, conductor
Copenhagen Concert Hall, Copenhagen, Denmark
Hour 2
Edward MacDowell: In Lilting Rhythm, Op. 2
James Barbagallo, piano
Arcade Fire (arranged by Christopher O'Riley): Empty Room
Matt Haimovitz, cello, Christopher O'Riley, piano
Redpath Hall, Montreal, Quebec
Gabriela Montero: Improvisation on George Gershwin's Summertime
Gabriela Montero, piano
RSI Auditorium, Lugano, Switzerland
Robert Beaser: Cindy, from Mountain Songs
Linda Chesis, flute, Jason Vieaux, guitar
Cooperstown Summer Music Festival, Cooperstown, New York
Philip Phile and Alexander Reinagle: Music of the Early Republic
The American Brass Quintet
Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado
Edward MacDowell: Piano Concerto No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 23
Anton Nel, piano, the Aspen Philharmonic Orchestra, Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado
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