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Serge Koussevitzky was famous as a 20th century conductor, but he was also a composer... and a virtuoso on the double bass. On Wednesday's Performance Today, hear Koussevitzky's double bass Concerto, with Robin Kesselman on double bass, in concert with the Houston Symphony.

In 1895, Richard Strauss composed a musical fairy-tale... a 15-minute orchestral romp that celebrates a crass, anti-establishment prankster. On Tuesday's Performance Today, take a seat at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles and hear the LA Philharmonic perform "Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks" by Richard Strauss.

Alan Page played in nine Pro Bowls with the Minnesota Vikings. He then served over twenty years as an associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court. Now, he has a performance with the Minnesota Orchestra under his belt. On Monday's Performance Today, Alan Page narrates "Lincoln Portrait" by Aaron Copland, from a concert in Minneapolis.

Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara was 28 years old when he wrote his Symphony No. 1. It's a fascinating piece that is simply not played often enough. So.... on this weekend's Performance Today, we'll hear the Buffalo Philharmonic in concert, playing the Rautavaara's Symphony No. 1.

Sheridan Seyfried composed a musical exploration of the relationship between two brothers. On Friday's Performance Today, Nikki and Timothy Chooi perform Seyfried's Concerto for Two Violins and Orchestra, from a concert with the Lake George Music Festival Symphony Orchestra.

In 1721, Johann Sebastian Bach submitted six concertos as a job application. His application was ignored... but, those concertos are now immortal. Bach and the story of his Brandenburg Concertos on Thursday's Performance Today.

Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara was 28 years old when he wrote his Symphony No. 1. It's a fascinating piece that is simply not played often enough, and so.... On Wednesday's Performance Today, we'll hear the Buffalo Philharmonic, in concert, playing the Rautavaara's Symphony No. 1

The Grand Teton Music Festival in Jackson Hole, Wyoming is an annual celebration of music in a stunning mountain location. On this episode of Performance Today we'll hear music and conversation from a special PT event featuring Mendelssohn's Piano Trio at the 2017 festival in the Tetons.

For 20 years, Thierry Escaich has been a church organist in Paris. Part of his work is to play hymns and chorales and then improvise on those themes. On the next Performance Today, we'll hear Escaich's 21st Century twist on the old Lutheran tune, A Mighty Fortress Is Our God. The piece is called 'Psalmos' by Tierry Escaich and performed by the Cincinnati Symphony.