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Every day, PT takes you to concerts near and far -- showcasing the creativity and vitality of today's music scene. On Friday's Performance Today, we'll hear world-class performances from recent concerts in Florida, Texas, Virginia, and New York. Plus, we'll take a trip to Switzerland for to hear a Dvorak serenade.
On Thursday's Performance Today, we'll hear two great pianists in concert. First, Leon Fleisher plays music for five fingers -- a piece called "L.H." by Leon Kirchner. Then, Marc-Andre Hamelin plays a piece for ten fingers -- Franz Schubert's Impromptu No. 3.
Every week on our Piano Puzzler, composer Bruce Adolphe re-writes a familiar tune in the style of a classical composer. Play along on Wednesday's Performance Today to see if you can guess the tune and the composer whose style Bruce is mimicking.
Tuesday's Performance Today is chock full of musical guests! First, harpist Yolanda Kondonassis and guitarist Jason Vieaux join Fred for music and conversation. Then, proud music nerd and blogger, Emily Hogstad, joins Fred for music trivia and more.
Harpist Yolanda Kondonassis and guitarist Jason Vieaux came to the PT studios to perform the very best music they discovered for their unlikely duet.
Are you a proud music nerd? Take our quiz to test your knowledge of musical trivia!
Tchaikovsky thought his Symphony No. 6 was his greatest achievement. According to conductor Leonard Slatkin, the music is so powerful that it somehow keeps going, even after the sound has ended. On Monday's Performance Today, Slatkin joins Fred to introduce the DSO's concert performance of the last of Tchaikovsky's numbered symphonies.
On this weekend's Performance Today, we'll hit the road and head to the next stop on PT's Summer Road Trip: Charleston, West Virginia. We'll hear a piece called "Vandalia,"; after an old name for what is now West Virginia. Composer Matthew Jackfert will join us for the journey. Plus, Bruce Adolphe has this week's Piano Puzzler.
All this summer, we're featuring great music inspired by distinctive American places. The next stop on PT's Summer Road Trip is West Virginia. On Friday's Performance Today, we'll hear a piece called "Vandalia," after an old name for what is now West Virginia. Composer Matthew Jackfert will join us for the journey.
