Performance Today®

Jonathan Vinocour earned a degree in chemistry from Princeton and then began working at a hospital. All the while, Vinocour played the viola for fun, as a hobby. How did his hobby develop into his passion and his career? On switching from chemistry to concertos... hear Jonathan Vinocour's story, on Tuesday's Performance Today.

Jessie Montgomery is an accomplished chamber musician, composer and music educator.

On a cold October night in 1893, Peter Tchaikovsky conducted the premiere of his sixth symphony in St. Petersburg, Russia. After the concert, Tchaikovsky gave the piece a nickname; a word that evokes pathos, deep emotional anguish. On Monday's Performance Today, hear the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra perform the "Pathetique" Symphony, the work that Tchaikovsky premiered just nine days before his death.

Conductor Thierry Fischer says working with violinist Augustin Hadelich is "a revelation. He's more than impeccable, he's inspirational." On this weekend's Performance Today, hear Augustin Hadelich in concert, playing Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 4 with the Utah Symphony.

Kurt Weill is most commonly known for his contributions to musical theater, but, with the patronage of the "American Princess," he wrote some classical music as well. On Friday's Performance Today, find out more about Weill's patron and hear his Symphony No. 2, from a concert in Houston.

Steven Banks is an award-winning chamber musician, music educator, and composer.

Violist Nokuthula Ngwenyama is an artistic force.

For some people, summer begins Memorial Day weekend, or when the kids are out of school. But astronomically speaking, summer begins with the solstice, so we've selected music to inspire daydreams on this summer day filled with daylight. Music by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Samuel Barber, Max Richter, and more, on Thursday's Performance Today.

Hassan Anderson is a world-class oboist and educator.