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Violinist Joseph Joachim believed that there were only four great violin concertos written by German composers -- and one of them was written just for him, by his friend Johannes Brahms. On this weekend's Performance Today, we'll hear violinist James Ehnes play that Brahms Concerto in concert with the Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra.
Violinist Yi-Wen Jiang has always loved Western classical music and traditional music from his native China. A few years ago he decided to combine elements of the two, and made some lively arrangements of Chinese folk songs for string quartet. On Friday's Performance Today, we'll hear the Shanghai Quartet play those arrangements in concert in Rockport, Massachusetts.
Pianist Martha Argerich has a devoted following; fans who will literally follow her from one concert to another. On Thursday's Performance Today, we'll take you to a concert in Switzerland to hear her perform Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 2.
Violinist Joseph Joachim believed that there were only four great violin concertos written by German composers -- and one of them was written just for him, by his friend Johannes Brahms. On Wednesday's Performance Today, we'll hear violinist James Ehnes play that Brahms Concerto in concert with the Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra.
On Tuesday's Performance Today, join us for great music from all around the world, including concert highlights from Switzerland, Poland, and Denmark.
A month after he became a U.S. citizen, composer Igor Stravinsky wrote his Symphony in Three Movements. The New York Philharmonic premiered the piece in 1946; on Monday's Performance Today, we'll hear a much more recent performance by that same ensemble.
Conductor Riccardo Chailly has a Mendelssohn discovery; a hand-written sketch of Mendelssohn's Scottish Symphony, which had gone unnoticed for almost 20 years. On this weekend's Performance Today, Riccardo Chailly will take us inside Mendelssohn's creative process.
On Friday's Performance Today, we'll ring in the New Year with highlights from the annual New Year's concert in Vienna. Join us for a musical trip to the Musikverein, where we'll hear dazzling Strauss waltzes beneath the sparkling chandeliers.
On the last day of 2015, we'll look back at musical highlights from the past year, including the Minnesota Orchestra's historic concert in Havana, Cuba; talented PT Young Artists; and a conversation with composer Bruce Adolphe and his musical parrot.
