Performance Today®

Josef Haydn: Finale from Symphony No. 89 in F Major The Berlin Philharmonic with conductor Simon Rattle

Johann Sebastian Bach: Third movement from Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043 Violinists Daniel Hope and Marieke Blankestijn with harpsichordist Kristian Bezuidenhout

Christoph Gluck: "Dance of the Blessed Spirits" Pianist Evgeny Kissin

Peter Tchaikovsky: Violinist Joshua Bell with the Berlin Philharmonic and conductor Michael Tilson Thomas "Danse Russe" from "Swan Lake," Op.

John Adams: "Short Ride in a Fast Machine" The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra with conductor Simon Rattle

The legendary tenor, Luciano Pavarotti, died today from pancreatic cancer at the age of 71. We offer a look at the life of this operatic superstar, celebrating his amazing voice and charismatic personality through classic recordings, as well as reminiscences from soprano Joan Sutherland and Pavarotti himself.

W.C. Handy: "San Luis Samba" The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra with conductor Andreas Delfs

Peter Tchaikovsky: Violinist Joshua Bell with the Berlin Philharmonic and conductor Michael Tilson Thomas "Danse Russe" from "Swan Lake," Op. 20

Robert Helps: Prelude from "In Retrospect"; "Friday Night in Greenwich Village" from "Postcards," and "Hommage a Rachmaninoff" from "Three Hommages" Pianist Naomi Niskala