Russian composer Alexander Scriabin was an innovative and complex man. Leo Tolstoy described his music as "a sincere expression of genius"... and Scriabin himself would likely have agreed. On Monday's Performance Today, learn more about Alexander Scriabin and hear his "Poem of Ecstasy" performed in concert by the Cincinnati Orchestra.
Nathalie Joachim is at the vanguard of a new approach to the classical tradition. She combines a wide range of musical styles and sounds - classical, soul, hip-hop... really, anything goes. On this weekend's Performance Today, join us for music and conversation with flutist and composer Nathalie Joachim.
Cellist Evan Kahn is Performance Today's Young Artist in Residence. On Friday's Performance Today, Evan joins Fred Child in the studio for conversation and music by Tchaikovsky, Martinu, George Kahn (Evan's father!), and more.
Cellist Evan Kahn is Performance Today's Young Artist in Residence. Evan joins Fred Child in the studio for conversation and music by Tchaikovsky, Martinu, George Kahn (Evan's father!), and more.
Pelleas and Melisande is a story about a love triangle that can't end well, and doesn't end well... but the story is irresistable for composers. We'll hear Gabriel Faure's take on the story; his suite from Pelleas and Melisande, on Thursday's Performance Today.
Nathalie Joachim is at the vanguard of a new approach to the classical tradition. She combines a wide range of musical styles and sounds - classical, soul, hip-hop... really, anything goes. On Wednesday's Performance Today, join us for music and conversation with flutist and composer Nathalie Joachim.
Le Pont Mirabeau: New music by Wang Jie, composed during PT's 2018 musical tour of Paris and Normandy.
Alan Hovhaness read Dante's Divine Comedy, including the line: "O human race, born to fly upward..." Those words sparked a lifetime of musical ideas, inspired by the idea of space travel. On Tuesday's Performance Today, hear "Star Dawn" by Alan Hovhaness, performed by the United States Marine Band.
Antonin Dvorak wrote his marvelous Bagatelles as a gift for a dear friend. He never meant them for public performance. Lucky for us, they escaped to the wider world. We'll hear Dvorak's Bagatelles from a concert in Seattle. Plus, concert highlights from the Grand Teton Music Festival in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on the next Performance Today, from APM.
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