Meet our next 2023 PT Young Artist in Residence, Vijay Venkatesh, a pianist of exceptional artistry and technical prowess. On today's show, Vijay Venkatesh joins Fred Child for music and conversation in our St. Paul studio.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Impromptu No. 2
Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
Album: Summertime
London/Decca 4851683
Nicola Francesco Haym: Ciaccona in E Major
Chloe Fedor and Karen Dekker, violins | Arnie Tanimoto, viola da gamba | Charles Weaver, theorbo
American Classical Orchestra, online performance, filmed at Harlem Parish, New York, NY
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Nonet in F minor, Op. 2
Members of the Minnesota Orchestra
Minnesota Orchestra, Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, MN
Michael Abels: Global Warming
Chicago Sinfonietta | Paul Freeman, conductor
Album: African Heritage Symphonic Series, Vol. 3
Cedille 066
Hour 2
Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite in E minor, BWV 996: Movements 2-3
Jason Vieaux, guitar
Album: Bach: Works For Lute Vol 1
Azica 71250
Clara Schumann: Impromptu in E Major
Vijay Venkatesh, piano
Young Artist in Residence Series, Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Recording Studio, St. Paul, MN
Johannes Brahms: Klavierstücke Op. 118: Movement 2-3: Intermezzo in A major & Ballade in G minor
Vijay Venkatesh, piano
Young Artist in Residence Series, Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Recording Studio, St. Paul, MN
Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 2, BWV 1067: Movement 5 Polonaise
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra | Nathalie Stutzmann, conductor
University of Georgia Performing Arts Center, Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall, UGA Performing Arts Center, Athens, GA
Franz Liszt: Liebestraum No. 3 in A-flat Major
Vijay Venkatesh, piano
Young Artist in Residence Series, Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Recording Studio, St. Paul, MN
Frederic Chopin: Barcarolle Op. 60 in F-Sharp Major
Vijay Venkatesh, piano
Young Artist in Residence Series, Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Recording Studio, St. Paul, MN
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