Alex Beyer, 22, is working on a unique and challenging combination of academic degrees. He studies mathematics at Harvard AND is working on a Master's degree in piano at the New England Conservatory. To Alex, math and music are artistically intertwined. Join us for day 2 of our current PT Young Artist in Residence, pianist Alex Beyer, on Tuesday's Performance Today.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Antonio Vivaldi: Recorder Concerto in G Major, Op. 10, No. 4: Movements 1 & 3
Il Giardino Armonico; Giovanni Antonini, recorder
Vivaldi: Concerti di Camera Vol. 1
Teldec 73267
Lalo Schifrin: Letters from Argentina: Tango del Altardecer
Viva Tango
Rockport Music, Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport, MA
Jean Sibelius: String Quartet in D minor, Op. 56 "Voces intimae"
Meccore String Quartet
The Henry Morrison Flagler Museum, Palm Beach, FL
Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Op. 8, L'inverno "Winter"
New York Philharmonic; Frank Huang, violin soloist and conductor
David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York, NY
Hour 2
Ludwig van Beethoven: Septet in E-flat, Op. 20: Movement 2
E. Brunner, clarinet; M. Neunecker, horn; T. Zehetmair, violin; S. Schweigert, bassoon; C. House, cello; J. van Valkenburg, viola; A. Posch, double bass
Beethoven Septet and Piano Quintet Music
Philips 434036
Johannes Brahms: Serenade No. 2, Op. 16: Movement 5
Classical Tahoe; Joel Revzen, conductor
JetBlue Pavilion, North Shore Tahoe, Incline Village, NV
Maurice Ravel: La Valse
Alex Beyer, piano
Performance Today Young Artist in Residence, Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, MN
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Trio No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 9 No. 3
Benjamin Beilman, violin; Daniel Phillips, viola; Christopher Costanza, cello
Spoleto Festival USA 2015, Dock Street Theater, Charleston, SC
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