Violinist Hilary Hahn usually appears as a soloist, but she loves chamber music and occasionally teams up with other all-stars for some musical fun. On today's show, we'll go to a concert at the Skaneateles Festival for a rare chamber performance by Hilary Hahn and friends.
Violinist Nicola Benedetti says that when composer Wynton Marsalis wrote her a new piece, he wasn't worried about anybody's expectations but his own. Benedetti told us "It is very genuinely and definitively HIM." On today's show, Nicola Benedetti plays the new Violin Concerto in D by Wynton Marsalis.
Florence Price's Piano Concerto has only been performed a handful of times. Pianist Michelle Cann wants to change that, and she commissioned a new version for piano quintet. It's intimate and powerful, and we can't wait to share it with you. On today's show, hear this new arrangement of the Piano Concerto by Florence Price.
On this Thanksgiving holiday, we're thankful for being able to share music with you. Whether you're traveling to be with loved ones, or in the kitchen preparing for a feast, We've got you covered with a cozy Thanksgiving soundtrack. We're thankful for music and the many many people who make it happen, and this includes YOU. Thank you!
The Beatles tune Let it Be was written 50 years ago, but the message is timeless. On today's episode, hear the Anderson and Roe Piano Duo play a moving version of Let it Be, from a concert in Winona, Minnesota.
Violinist Nicola Benedetti says that when composer Wynton Marsalis wrote her a new piece, he wasn't worried about anybody's expectations but his own. Benedetti told us "It is very genuinely and definitively HIM." On today's show, Nicola Benedetti plays the new Violin Concerto in D by Wynton Marsalis.
There's a photo of a young boy in an abandoned train station in Albania. The boy turns an old water bottle into a toy and he's lost in his world of play, despite the refugee crisis going on around him. On today's show, hear music inspired by that photo, "A Boy with a Makeshift Toy" by Armenian-American composer Mary Kouyoumdjian.
On today's episode, meet our new PT Young Artist in Residence, violist Jordan Bak. Jordan joins Fred Child for music and conversation at the Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser studio in St. Paul, Minnesota. Jordan Bak is accompanied by pianist Ji Yung Li.
Hungarian composer Bela Bartok was one of the founders of the field of ethnomusicology. He traveled the dusty back roads of Hungary and Romania, recording tens of thousands of folk songs, and that work inspired many of his own compositions. On today's episode, join us for Bartok's Hungarian Folk Tunes, from a concert at the Music@Menlo festival.
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