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Franz Schubert celebrated his 21st birthday as he was writing his Symphony No. 6. On Tuesday's Performance Today, join us for a concert from Walt Disney Hall in Los Angeles, with Gustavo Dudamel conducting the LA Philharmonic in the Symphony No. 6, by the young Franz Schubert.
Dvorak wrote his Cello Concerto for a good friend, a cellist named Hans Wihan. Wihan tried to make a few changes... he said he was "improving" Dvorak's piece. Similar alterations have been made to well-known works, some without the composer's knowledge at all. Dvorak refused to allow this to happen. On Monday's Performance Today, hear Antonin Dvorak's Cello Concerto as he wrote it, in a concert from Heidelberg, Germany.
Molly Yeh grew up surrounded by music... she went to the Juilliard School to pursue a musical career, but then found her calling as a food writer and cookbook author. Meet Molly Yeh at her farm on the high prairie, and find out what she'd make if Mozart were to come over for dinner.
In 2013, the Danish String Quartet spent a week in the countryside, arranging and recording Scandanavian folk tunes. We'll listen to an arrangement from that outing - an old Danish tune called "Five Sheep, Four Goats". Also featured, symphonies by Beethoven and Brahms on Friday's Performance Today.
Sol Gabetta plays cello with intelligence, emotion, and a lively wit. She lives in Switzerland, and her career is mainly in Europe. But on Thursday's Performance Today, we'll hear from a rare concert Sol Gabetta gave here in the states with the Houston Symphony.
Molly Yeh grew up surrounded by music... she went to the Juilliard School to pursue a musical career, but then found her calling as a food writer and cookbook author. On Wednesday's Performance Today, we meet Molly Yeh at her farm on the high prairie, and she tells us what she'd make if Mozart came over for dinner.
Musician/composer Simon Shaheen grew up in Israel, became a master of Arabic music, and moved to New York in 1980 where he was immersed in a kaleidoscope of vibrant cultures and sounds. On Tuesday's Performance Today, Imani Winds play Dance Mediterranea by Simon Shaheen, in a concert from the Beaches Fine Arts series in Jacksonville, Florida.
Gabriela Montero has been playing the Piano Concerto by Edvard Grieg since she was 11 (c. 1981). Her original copy of the music, the one she has used for over 30 years, is decorated with the Hello Kitty stickers of an 11 year-old girl. The Venezuelan pianist is now 46, and she just recently bought a new copy of the music. On Monday's Performance Today, the ever-youthful Gabriela Montero performs Grieg's Piano Concerto with the Houston Symphony, Andres Orozco-Estrada conducting.
Percussionist and food writer Molly Yeh co-hosts a special episode of Performance Today.
