Violinist Robyn Bollinger is one of the current crop of PT Young Artists in Residence. She also has the distinction of having attended rehearsals since before she was born. On Thursday's Performance Today, she joins Fred in the studio to talk about her musical history and to perform music by Mozart, Tchaikovsky, and Paganini.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Felix Mendelssohn: Octet in E-flat, Op. 20: 3. Scherzo
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
Violin Concerto Op. 64, Octet Op. 20
Philips 412212
Franz Danzi: Wind Quintet in G minor Op. 56, No. 2
Farkas Quintet Amsterdam
Orgelpark, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 22 in A Major, K. 305
Robyn Bollinger, violin; Dina Vainshtein, piano
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, MN
Felix Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture, Op. 26
Orchestra of the Swan; Kenneth Woods, conductor
Civic Hall, Stratford-upon-Avon, England, UK
Hour 2
Peter Tchaikovsky: Mazeppa: Cossack Dance
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Erich Kunzel, conductor
Tchaikovsky: 1812
Telarc 80041
Johann Sebastian Bach: Trio Sonata in G Major for Flute, Violin, and Continuo, BWV 1039
Tara Helen O'Connor, flute; Guillermo Figueroa, violin; Peter Wiley, cello; Robert Wolinsky, harpsichord
Music from Angel Fire, Taos Center for the Arts, Taos, NM
Peter Tchaikovsky: Melodie, Op. 42, No. 3
Robyn Bollinger, violin; Dina Vainshtein, piano
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, MN
Niccolo Paganini: Caprice No. 2 from 24 Caprices
Robyn Bollinger, violin; Dina Vainshtein, piano
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, MN
Paul Desenne: Sinfonia Burocratica ed'Amazzonica
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA
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