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Menahem Pressler learned to play piano as a boy in Germany, before he and his Jewish family escaped in 1939. This winter, at age 91, Pressler played a concert with the Berlin Philharmonic; German Chancellor Angela Merkel was in the audience. On this weekend's Performance Today, we'll hear from that extraordinary concert.
The trombone players of the Buffalo Philharmonic asked composer Eric Ewazen if he would write something especially for them. Ewazen loved the idea and came up with his Triple Concerto for Three Trombones and Orchestra. On Friday's Performance Today, we'll go to Buffalo to hear it in concert.
Saturday, March 21, 2015, marks Bach's 330th birthday. Cellist Dale Henderson will spend that day just as he has since Bach's 225th birthday: in a New York City subway station playing Bach's music. Henderson joins Fred Child to discuss his Bach in the Subways Project.
Menahem Pressler learned to play piano as a boy in Germany, before he and his Jewish family were chased from the country in 1939. Much later, at age 90, Pressler made his debut appearance with the Berlin Philharmonic. On Thursday's Performance Today, we'll hear Pressler and the Berlin Philharmonic in concert playing a Mozart Concerto.
Cellist Daniel Muller-Schott says that playing Dvorak's Cello Concerto is simultaneously tremendously challenging and deeply satisfying. On Wednesday's Performance Today, we'll take you to a recent concert in Paris featuring Daniel Muller-Schott playing alongside the Radio France Philharmonic.
It seems that Tchaikovsky never approved the published version of his famous Piano Concerto No. 1. So who did? On Tuesday's Performance Today, pianist Kirill Gerstein joins Fred in the studio with the story of the actual version that Tchaikovsky wanted us to hear.
In his latest CD, pianist Kirill Gerstein plays Tchaikovsky's familiar Piano Concerto No. 1 in an unfamiliar way. Listen to his discussion with Fred to learn more about his inspiration for this project.
When pianist Stephen Hough played recently in Santa Barbara, he was called back on stage for three encores. On Monday's Performance Today, we'll hear all three -- back to back to back.
With winter coming to a close and spring beginning to loom (or bloom) on the horizon, there's often a big clean-up that has to take place. So on this weekend's Performance Today, we'll help out with a special piece by Malcolm Arnold: his Grand Grand Overture for Vacuum Cleaners, Floor Polisher, and Concert Band.
