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On this weekend's Performance Today, we'll head to a concert in Switzerland to hear the Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra play one of the great tragic love stories told in music: Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet. Plus, composer Bruce Adolphe has this week's Piano Puzzler.
On Friday's Performance Today, we'll return to this summer's BBC Proms to hear Qigang Chen's Iris Unveiled, a stunning piece for three female voices, three traditional Chinese instruments, and an orchestra.
American pianist Garrick Ohlsson says that it's possible to play the entire piano part of the Piano Concerto No. 3 by Sergei Rachmaninoff, but just barely. On Thursday's Performance Today, we'll hear Ohlsson rise to the challenge at a concert he gave this summer at the Grand Teton Music Festival.
William Bolcom's father was a wonderful dancer. When his father died, Bolcom wrote a sweet tribute called "The Graceful Ghost." It's on the way from a concert at the Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival. That's on Wednesday's Performance Today.
On Tuesday's Performance Today, we have an entire hour devoted to music of the planets and stars. Plus, we'll hear special selections from this year's BBC Proms.
David Grossman plays double bass as a member of the New York Philharmonic; we spoke with him in his home about the art of practicing. On Monday's Performance Today we'll hear highlights from that conversation, plus we'll hear Grossman and his colleagues play music by Mozart.
On this weekend's Performance Today, mandolin virtuoso Chris Thile will join Fred in the studio to co-host an hour of PT. He'll play some Bach, and talk about seeing his favorite Mahler symphony in concert. The musical enthusiasms of Chris Thile, on the next Performance Today.
On Friday's Performance Today, mandolin virtuoso Chris Thile will join Fred in the studio to co-host an hour of PT. He'll play some Bach, and talk about seeing his favorite Mahler symphony in concert. The musical enthusiasms of Chris Thile, on the next Performance Today.
On Thursday's Performance Today, innovative pianist Jade Simmons joins Fred in the studio to discuss what it means to stay fiery as a musician.
