It seems to be human nature that when something is forbidden it becomes all the more enticing. When Jon Nakamatsu was a boy, no one in his family was allowed to touch the piano. Can see where this is going? On today's show, the story of how Jon Nakamatsu became a pianist.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Felix Mendelssohn: Scherzo from "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra | Yoel Levi, conductor
Album: The Telarc Collection, Vol. 8
Telarc 89108
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Clarinet Quintet Movement 1
Marci Gurnow, clarinet | Kevin Chen, violin | Kenn Wagner, violin | Madeline Sharp, viola | Daniel Laufer, cello
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Pre-Concert Chamber Music Series, Symphony Hall, Atlanta, GA
Arturo Marquez: Danza del Mediodia
Dorian Wind Quintet
Skaneateles Festival, First Presbyterian Church, Skaneateles, NY
Rebecca Clarke: Sonata for Viola and Piano
Jonathan Vinocour, viola | Jeewon Park, piano
Seattle Chamber Music Society, SCMS Center for Chamber Music, Seattle, WA
Hour 2
Michael Fine: Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet: I. Andante lyrico
Anton Rist, clarinet | Scott Yoo, violin | Erik Arvinder, violin | Maurycy Banaszek, viola | Jonah Kim, cello
Album: Five for Five: Chamber Music
Evidence Classics
Muzio Clementi: Sonata in F-sharp Minor, Op. 25 No. 5
Jon Nakamatsu, piano
Southeastern Piano Festival, Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Columbia, SC
Jean Francaix: Octet: Movement 2
Anton Rist, clarinet | Conrad Cornelison, bassoon | Kaitlyn Resler, horn | Abigel Kralik, Aurelia Duca, violins | Jessica Oudin, viola | Dariusz Skoraczewski, cello | Robert Franenberg, double bass
Festival Mozaic, Harold J. Miossi Cultural and Performing Arts Center San Luis Obispo, CA
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Septet for Piano Trio and String Quartet
Geoffrey Herd, Jinjoo Cho, Eric Wong, violins | Ettore Causa, viola | Max Geissler and Clive Greensmith, cellos | Henry Kramer, piano
Geneva Music Festival, Smith Opera House, Geneva, NY
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