Kleinhans Music Hall in Buffalo, New York, is a magical place for composer Wang Jie. She says she feels transported by the warm orange glow of the hall, and she wrote a piece for the Buffalo Philharmonic to play in that space. Join us today to hear the world premiere of The Winter that United Us by Wang Jie.
Italian pianist Beatrice Rana says, "(A concert) happens only once, and it either goes well or doesn't." She doesn't get caught up in reviews; she simply wants to connect with listeners. On today's show, we'll hear Beatrice Rana play three etudes by Frederic Chopin at a concert at Spivey Hall in Morrow, Georgia.
Composer Jonathan Peters has a new piece inspired by balletic butterflies, circumambulating centipedes, and bellicose beetles. Today we'll hear the Arthropod Suite by Jonathan Peters from a concert presented by ROCO in Houston, TX.
November 11th is Veterans Day, and we’re honoring those who've served our country in uniform. We’ll hear music by composers who were in the armed forces—William Grant Still, Samuel Barber, and more. Join us for this special edition of Performance Today.
Mason Bates is a classical composer and an electronic music DJ…and he wrote a fanfare that combines BOTH styles of music. On today's episode, we’ll hear Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release by Mason Bates.
Composer Jonathan Peters has a new piece inspired by balletic butterflies, circumambulating centipedes, and bellicose beetles. Today we'll hear the Arthropod Suite by Jonathan Peters from a concert presented by ROCO in Houston, TX.
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, was a fine marksman, a fencer, and one of the great French violinists of the 1700s. He was also the first known classical composer of African descent. The Minnesota Orchestra plays Joseph Boulogne's Symphony No. 1 on this episode of Performance Today.
Every summer, about 100 of the best young orchestral players in the country get the honor of attending the National Orchestral Institute in College Park, Maryland. It's a month of intense study where the musicians/students learn the unique skills needed to be in an orchestra. On today's episode of PT, we'll hear conductor Manuel López-Gómez lead the NOI class of 2022 in a performance of Daphnis and Chloé by Maurice Ravel.
A couple of weeks ago, we lost a bright light in the world of music. Violinist Geoff Nuttall passed away after several months of treatment for pancreatic cancer. He was 56 years old. When Geoff picked up his violin, he didn't just play music—it filled him up and poured out of him. Today, we honor the memory of Geoff Nuttall, and we’ll hear him and his colleagues in the St. Lawrence String Quartet perform Beethoven's String Quartet No. 15.
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