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. Pianist Alex Beyer - PT Young Artist in Residence - performs "La Valse" by Maurice Ravel, on this weekend's Performance Today.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Hugo Alfven: Dance of the Shepherd Girl
Don Bailey, flute; Arcata String Quartet
Voyage / Don Bailey
Summit 239
Robert Schumann: Cello Concerto, Op. 129
Brinton Averil Smith, cello; Houston Symphony; Andres Orozco-Estrada, conductor
Jones Hall, Houston, TX
The Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Stacy Fahrion from Denver, CO
Peter Tchaikovsky: Dance of the Jesters, from 'The Snow Maiden, Op. 12'
Baltic Sea Youth Orchestra; Kristjan Jarvi, conductor
Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival, Philharmonic Concert Hall, Warsaw, Poland
Hugo Alfven: Finale, from "The Prodigal Son'
Baltic Sea Youth Orchestra; Kristjan Jarvi, conductor
Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival, Philharmonic Concert Hall, Warsaw, Poland
Hour 2
Ludwig van Beethoven: Septet in E-flat, Op. 20: Movement 2
T. Zehetmair, violin; A. Schiff, piano; H. Holliger, oboe; E. Brunner, clarinet; M. Neunecker, horn; S. Schweigert, bassoon; C. House, cello
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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