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The National Chopin Piano Competition

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Every five years since 1975, the American Chopin Foundation has held a National Chopin piano competition. On Wednesday's Performance Today, we'll hear from this year's winner, 17-year-old Eric Lu. Plus, composer Bruce Adolphe joins us with this week's Piano Puzzler.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 12: 3. Rondo - Allegro molto
Frank Huang, violin; Rohan De Silva, piano
2002 International Violin Competition of Indianapolis, IN
Live from the 2002 International Violin Competition of Indianapolis
Arabesque Records Z6816

Frederic Chopin: Mazurkas, Op. 59
Eric Lu, piano
Ninth National Chopin Piano Competition, Miami-Dade County Auditorium, Miami, FL

The Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Gerry Churchill from Seabrook, TX

Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92: 3. Presto
Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra; Joshua Bell, conductor
Verbier Festival, Salle des Combins, Verbier, Switzerland

Improvisation: Improvisation
Martin Frost, clarinet; Anna Lee, violin; Jiyoon Lee, violin; Daniel Lozakovitj, violin; Theotime Voisin, double bass; AROD Quartet
Verbier Festival, Verbier Church, Verbier, Switzerland

Traditional (arr: Hans Ek): Polsk efter Roligs Per
Martin Frost, clarinet; Anna Lee, violin; Jiyoon Lee, violin; Daniel Lozakovitj, violin; Theotime Voisin, double bass; AROD Quartet
Verbier Festival, Verbier Church, Verbier, Switzerland

Sainte Hildegard von Bingen (arr: Jonas Forsell): O virtus Sapientiae
Martin Frost, clarinet; Anna Lee, violin; Jiyoon Lee, violin; Daniel Lozakovitj, violin; Theotime Voisin, double bass; AROD Quartet
Verbier Festival, Verbier Church, Verbier, Switzerland

Mesomedes de Grece: Hymnes anciens anciens grecs
Martin Frost, clarinet; Anna Lee, violin; Jiyoon Lee, violin; Daniel Lozakovitj, violin; Theotime Voisin, double bass; AROD Quartet
Verbier Festival, Verbier Church, Verbier, Switzerland

Georg Philipp Telemann (arr: Jonas Forssell): Presto du
Martin Frost, clarinet; Anna Lee, violin; Jiyoon Lee, violin; Daniel Lozakovitj, violin; Theotime Voisin, double bass; AROD Quartet
Verbier Festival, Verbier Church, Verbier, Switzerland

Astor Piazzolla (arr: Goran Frost): Muerto del Angel
Martin Frost, clarinet; Anna Lee, violin; Jiyoon Lee, violin; Daniel Lozakovitj, violin; Theotime Voisin, double bass; AROD Quartet
Verbier Festival, Verbier Church, Verbier, Switzerland

Hour 2

Maurice Ravel: Miroirs: 1. Noctuelles
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
Beautiful Starry Night - Jean-Yves Thibaudet Plays Ravel
London/Decca 448618

Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves
Houston Symphony; Lawrence Foster, conductor
Jones Hall, Houston, TX

Maurice Ravel: Scheherazade, song cycle for soprano and orchestra
Jacquelyn Wagner, soprano; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Marek Janowski, conductor
Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quintet for Piano and Winds in E flat Major, K. 452
Ben Hausmann, oboe; Sean Osborn, clarinet; Seth Krimsky, bassoon; Jeffrey Fair, French horn; Anne-Marie McDermott, piano
Seattle Chamber Music Society, Nordstrom Recital Hall, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA

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