When Nikki Chooi Opens his violin case, he sees a picture of two circles. The small circle is labeled "your comfort zone," and the bigger circle says "Where the magic happens." On Today's show, we'll hear Nikki Chooi make magic with the Buffalo Philharmonic and conductor JoAnn Falletta.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Camilla de Rossi: Sinfonia from "Il Sacrifizio di Abramo" Movements 1 & 4
JoAnn Falletta, lute | Bay Area Women's Philharmonic | JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Album: Baroquen Treasures
Newport 60102
Agustin Barrios: La Catedral
Berta Rojas, guitar
92nd Street Y, Kaufmann Concert Hall, New York, NY
Piano Puzzler
Contestants: Tara Rozanski & Kobi Davidson calling from Collingswood, NJ
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 4 K. 218
Nikki Chooi, violin | The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra | JoAnn Falletta, conductor
The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY
Hour 2
Sergei Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 in D Major, Op. 25 Movement 4: Finale
National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine | Theodore Kuchar, conductor
Album: The Best of Prokofiev
Naxos 8556681
Jean Sibelius: Mazurka, Op. 81 No. 1
Jory Lane, violin | William Shi, piano
Young Artist in Residence Series, Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Recording Studio, St. Paul, MN
Richard Strauss: Sonata, Op. 18 Movement 1
Jory Lane, violin | William Shi, piano
Young Artist in Residence Series, Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Recording Studio, St. Paul, MN
Anatol Kos-Anatolsky: Kolomiyka from the ballet Soychyne Krylo ("The Jay's Wing")
Lviv National Philharmonic Orchestra of Ukraine | Theodore Kuchar, conductor
University of Georgia Performing Arts Center, Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall, UGA Performing Arts Center, Athens, GA
Franz Schubert: Sonata in A Major Movement 1
Jory Lane, violin | William Shi, piano
Young Artist in Residence Series, Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Recording Studio, St. Paul, MN
Maurice Ravel: Tzigane
Jory Lane, violin | William Shi, piano
Young Artist in Residence Series, Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Recording Studio, St. Paul, MN
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