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Garrick Ohlsson
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Beethoven's Emperor Concerto

On Thursday's Performance Today, we'll hear an all-star performance of an all-time classic; pianist Garrick Ohlsson teams up with the Swiss Italian Orchestra to play Beethoven's Emperor Concerto in concert in Lugano, Switzerland.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Astor Piazzolla (arr. Jeff Scott): Contrabajissimo
Imani Winds
Beaches Fine Arts, Jacksonville, Florida, St. Paul's by the Sea Episcopal Church, Jacksonville, FL

Astor Piazzolla: Tango No. 2 "Cantengue"
Sphinx Virtuosi
St. Paul's by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, Jacksonville, FL

Bob Mintzer: Saxophone Quartet No. 3
Washington Saxophone Quartet
Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, The Barns at Wolf Trap, Vienna, VA

Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat, Op. 73, "Emperor": Movements 2-3
Garrick Ohlsson, piano; Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
Theatre, LAC, Lugano, Switzerland

Hour 2

Erik Satie: Gnossiennes Nos. 1 and 3
Remy van Kesteren, harp; Eric Vloeimans, trumpet
Alicia de Larrocha Hall, L'Auditori, Barcelona, Spain

Manuel de Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain
Joyce Yang, piano; Aspen Philharmonic Orchestra; Rafael Payare, conductor
Aspen Music Festival and School, Benedict Music Tent, Aspen, CO

Claude Debussy: Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune, L. 86
Catriona Ryan, flute; RTE Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Gourlay, conductor
National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland

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