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On Monday's Performance Today, we'll head to Warsaw, Poland, to hear Leonard Slatkin conduct the last major orchestral work by Johannes Brahms; his Double Concerto for Violin and Cello.

American pianist Richard Goode is thoughtful and precise; with a smart and sometimes very silly sense of humor. All of which makes him perfect for music by Mozart. On this weekend's Performance Today he teams up with the Los Angeles Philharmonic for a concert performance of Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 27.

On Friday's Performance Today, we'll hear great Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes and the Los Angeles Philharmonic give a dazzling performance of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4.

As a composer of symphonies, Franz Schubert might be best known for one that he didn't complete; his Unfinished Symphony. But on Thursday's Performance Today, we'll hear one that he did finish: his Symphony No. 9, also known as his "great" symphony.

The Isle of the Dead is a painting of a dark, forbidding island. After viewing it, Sergei Rachmaninoff was inspired to write a symphonic poem; a musical depiction of the journey of a newly departed soul. On Wednesday's Performance Today, we'll hear Rachmaninoff's Isle of the Dead in concert from Nashville. Plus, Bruce Adolphe joins us for this week's Piano Puzzler.

Need more harp in your life? We've got you covered. On Tuesday's Performance Today, we'll hear two of today's great harpists: Nancy Allen and Yolanda Kondonassis.

American pianist Richard Goode is thoughtful and precise; with a smart and sometimes very silly sense of humor. All of which makes him perfect for music by Mozart. On Monday's Performance Today he teams up with the Los Angeles Philharmonic for a concert performance of Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 27.

When he was five years old, Avi Avital's mother asked him which musical instrument he would like to play. The Avital family had an upstairs neighbor who practiced the mandolin; Avi didn't hesitate for a moment in choosing the same instrument. 30 years later, he's on top of the classical mandolin world. On this weekend's Performance Today, we'll hear Avi Avital in concert.

When he was five years old, Avi Avital's mother asked him which musical instrument he would like to play. The Avital family had an upstairs neighbor who practiced the mandolin; Avi didn't hesitate for a moment in choosing the same instrument. 30 years later, he's on top of the classical mandolin world. On Friday's Performance Today, we'll hear Avi Avital in concert.