Poster Simone Porter
Simone Porter at the Colburn School in downtown Los Angeles.
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Performance Today®

Simone Porter

On Tuesday's Performance Today, 19-year-old violinist Simone Porter joins us to perform a piece which she describes as a journey through the five stages of grief: Ernest Bloch's Nigun.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Claude Debussy: Cello Sonata in D minor, L. 135
Bjorg Lewis, cello; Paul Lewis, piano
BBC Proms, Cadogan Hall, London, England

Robert Schumann: Manfred Overture, Op. 115
Sinfonia Varsovia; Robert Trevino, conductor
Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival, Philharmonic Concert Hall, Warsaw, Poland

Francis Poulenc: Sextet for Piano and Winds, FP 100
Emma Gerstein, flute; Harrison Linsey, oboe; Taylor Marino, clarinet; Christina Bonatakis, bassoon; Rachelle Jenkins, horn; Conrad Tao, piano
Aspen Music Festival and School, Harris Concert Hall, Aspen, CO

Hour 2

Americo Jacomino Canhoto: Abismo de rosas
Sergio and Odair Assad, guitars
Spivey Hall, Morrow, GA

Joao Pernambuco: Sons de Carillhoes
Sergio and Odair Assad, guitars
Spivey Hall, Morrow, GA

Ernest Bloch: Nigun (Improvisation)
Simone Porter, violin; Meng-Chieh Liu, piano
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, MN

Peter Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 Movements 2-4
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Mirga Grazynte-Tyla, conductor
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA

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