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Coming up, music from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by John Williams. Plus, an entertaining set of variations on Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, and a piece composed by the 16-year-old Mozart. It's music for the kid in all of us, on Monday's Performance Today.
PT has spent the past week at one of the great musical gatherings on the planet: the Aspen Music Festival and School in Aspen, Colorado. On this weekend's Performance Today, we'll hear concert highlights from Aspen, played by all-stars and talented students. Plus, reflections on the synergy between music and nature.
For students at the Aspen Music Festival and School, the experience is not just about the music. On Friday's Performance Today, we'll hear cellist Alisa Weilerstein's take on the Aspen experience. Plus, we'll hear her play a cello solo by Osvaldo Golijov live from Aspen's Harris Hall.
The Jupiter String Quartet and cellist Alisa Weilerstein joined Fred onstage for PT's live event at Harris Hall in Aspen, Colo. for an evening of musical performances and conversation.
Ten years ago, 19-year-old pianist Joyce Yang surprised everybody, including herself, by taking the Silver Medal at the Cliburn Piano Competition; now she has an international career. On Thursday's Performance Today, she'll join us for conversation and music from the Aspen Festival.
Pianist Joyce Yang and student musicians Emma Gerstein, Sofia Nikas and Katherine Siochi joined Fred onstage for PT's live event at Harris Hall in Aspen, Colo. for an evening of musical performances and conversation.
The natural world has always been a source of inspiration for musicians -- but there's another side to it as well. On Wednesday's Performance Today, we'll speak with student violist Cynthia Phillippi on how she copes with the more creepy crawly side of nature at the Aspen Music Festival and School.
Violist Cynthia Phillippi says that even before she was born, her mother would take her to concerts and Broadway shows. You could almost say that music was part of her DNA from the start.
In order to earn pocket change, some students at the Aspen Music Festival play their instruments on the streets of Aspen -- a practice called "busking." Cellist Lucie Ticho likes to set up outside a local creperie for a couple of different reasons; one reason may or may not involve free crepes. On Tuesday's Performance Today, we'll hear more from Ticho and other performers at the Aspen Music Festival.
