Pianist Lucas Debargue quit piano lessons in 2005 when he was 15 years old. As recently as 2015, he worked as a cashier at a supermarket. Then, he made an out-of-nowhere splash at the 2015 Tchaikovsky competition in Russia and has had a lively career ever since. Tune in today to hear Lukas Debargue play one of his own compositions at a concert in Stockholm, Sweden.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Sergei Rachmaninoff: 2 Pieces for piano 6 hands: Romance
Alexandre Tharaud, Alexander Melnikov, Aleksandar Madzar, piano
Album: Tharaud Plays Rachmaninoff
Erato
Lucas Debargue: Toccata
Lucas Debargue, piano
EBU, From a concert with Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Berwaldhallen, Stockholm, Sweden
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Trio elegiaque No. 1 in G minor
Rachel Ostler, violin | Daniel Laufer, cello | Choo Choo Hu, piano
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Pre-Concert Chamber Music, Symphony Hall, Atlanta, GA
Joachim Raff: Sinfonietta Op. 188
ROCO
Lucian & Nancy Morrison Theater at Brockman Hall, Rice University, Houston, TX
Hour 2
Francis Poulenc: 15 Improvisations: No. 11 in G minor & No. 15 in C minor
Lucille Chung, piano
Album: Poulenc: Works for Piano Solo and Duo
Signum 455
Agustin Barrios, arr. Jason Vieaux: Waltz in G major, Op. 8, No. 3
Jason Vieaux, guitar
Lillian & Robert Utsey Chamber Music Series, Brooks Center for the Performing Arts, Clemson University, Clemson, SC
Franz Liszt: Concert Paraphrase on Verdi's Rigoletto, S. 434
Lucille Chung, piano
Spivey Hall, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA
Peter Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings in C Major
East Coast Chamber Orchestra
Chamber Music Northwest, Kaul Auditorium, Reed College, Portland, OR
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