Poster Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Nashville
Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Nashville, TN
Steve Hall of Hedrich Blessing
Performance Today®

Joyce Yang with the Nashville Symphony

Join the audience for a thrilling performance of Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1, featuring pianist Joyce Yang, alongside the Nashville Symphony. Also hear performances by the Hector del Curto Quintet , the Amphion Quartet, and more, on Saturday's Performance Today.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Piccolo in C Major: Movement 1
Jean-Pierre Rampal, piccolo; I Solisti Veneti; Claudio Scimone, conductor
Vivaldi Flute Concertos
Sony 45623

Franz Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in C major, Op. 33, No. 3, Hob. III:39, "The Bird": Movement 1
Amphion String Quartet
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Alice Tully Hall, New York, NY

Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is David Engel from Norfolk, VA

Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Two Cellos and String Orchestra in G minor: Movement 1
Gabriel Cabezas, cello; Christine Lamprea, cello; Sphinx Virtuosi
St. Paul's by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, Jacksonville, FL

Hour 2

Edvard Grieg: Lyric Piece, Op. 68: Evening in the Mountains
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
Grieg: Holberg Suite
DG 437520

Edvard Grieg: Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major, Op. 13
Arnaud Sussmann, violin; Orion Weiss, piano
Chamber Music Society of Palm Beach, The Mar-a-Lago Club, Palm Beach, FL

Astor Piazzolla: Concierto para Quinteto
Hector del Curto Quintet
The Aspen Music Festival and School, Harris Hall, Aspen, CO

Peter Tchaikovsky: Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 23: Movements 2-3
Joyce Yang, piano; Nashville Symphony; Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Nashville, TN

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American Public Media’s Performance Today® is America’s most popular classical music radio program and a winner of the 2014 Gabriel Award for artistic achievement. The show is broadcast on hundreds of public radio stations across the country, including at 1 p.m. central weekdays on Minnesota Public Radio. More information about our stations can be found at APM Distribution.

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