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On Friday's Performance Today, the JoAnn Falletta leads the Buffalo Philharmonic through a pulsing fanfare, music inspired by a thrilling (and terrifying) ride in a Lamborghini. Buckle your seat-belt for a "Short Ride in a Fast Machine" by composer John Adams.
It's one of the first exercises you learn to play on an instrument, one of the basic ways to build technique... and, it's awfully tempting to skip while practicing. On Thursday's Performance Today, violinist Alexander Sitkovetsky shares his most valuable practice tip, and takes the stage with pianist Gloria Chien at a concert in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Fred Child talks with Andrea Clearfield, Music From Angel Fire’s composer in residence on Performance Today.
Pianist Alex Beyer told us about trying to make the piano sound like an orchestra... trumpets, in particular. On Wednesday's Performance Today, we'll hear Alex Beyer play Maurice Ravel's evocative composition "La Valse."
Fanny Mendelssohn wrote more than 500 pieces of music, and she also was a conductor. One musician recalled, "A gesture of her little finger ran like an electric shock through our souls." More about the multi-talented Fanny Mendelssohn, on Tuesday's Performance Today.
The Cleveland Orchestra is known as one of the best orchestras in the country, and they've consistently held that ranking over the course of several generations. On Monday's Performance Today, join us for a special tribute to an orchestra now celebrating their 100th year: the Cleveland Orchestra.
Leonard Bernstein was a musical force for the ages, but behind all that talent and accomplishment, he simply wanted to accomplish one thing. On this weekend's Performance Today, Jamie Bernstein tells about on her father's ultimate goal, and we'll hear more about Leonard Bernstein's life and legacy.
Leonard Bernstein was a musical force for the ages, but behind all that talent and accomplishment, he simply wanted to accomplish one thing. On Friday's Performance Today, Jamie Bernstein tells about on her father's ultimate goal, and we'll hear more about Leonard Bernstein's life and legacy.
He led thrilling concerts. He traveled the world. He hobnobbed with brilliant thinkers and artists. Is there anything Leonard Bernstein missed out on in his rich life? His daughter Jamie Bernstein says yes. He would have loved the Internet, she says, but more importantly he never fully understood the impact that his music has had on the world.
