He's still in his 20s, but conductor Joshua Weilerstein is already making a tremendous impression on orchestras and audiences around the world. On Friday's Performance Today, Joshua Weilerstein leads the Verbier Festival Orchestra in Saint-Saens' Violin Concerto No. 3, featuring Joshua Bell.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Peter Tchaikovsky: Danse russe from Swan Lake, Op. 20 (Act III)
Joshua Bell, violin; Berlin Philharmonic; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Tchaikovsky, Joshua Bell, Michael Tilson Thomas, Berliner Philharmoniker
Sony 94832
Charles Ives (transc. Jonathan Elkus): Decoration Day, from 'Four New England Holidays'
The President's Own United States Marine Band; Colonel Timothy W. Foley, conductor
Charles Ives's America
USMB 19
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14
Matt Haimovitz, cello; Christopher O'Riley, piano
Tippet Rise, LLC, The Olivier Music Barn, Fishtail, MT
Camille Saint-Saens: Violin Concerto No. 3, op. 61
Joshua Bell, violin; Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra; Joshua Weilerstein, conductor
2016 Verbier Festival, Combins, Verbier, Switzerland
Hour 2
Dmitri Shostakovich: Cello Sonata in D Minor: Movement 4
Johannes Moser, cello; Paul Rivinius, piano
Cello Sonatas
Hanssler 93276
Hector Berlioz: Roman Carnival Overture, Op. 9
Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra; James Feddeck, conductor
Grand Teton Music Festival, Walk Festival Hall, Jackson Hole, WY
Enrico Chapela: Magnetar, Concerto for Electric Cello: Movement 3
Johannes Moser, electric cello; German Youth Philharmonic Orchestra; Alondra de la Parra, conductor
Grand Hall, Concert House, Berlin, Germany
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40
Fabio Bidini, piano; The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo,NY
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