Since their Proms debut in London last summer, Gustavo Dudamel and Venezuela's Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra have been the talk of the classical music world. There's so much fire, technical skill and interpretive flair in their performances that it's hard to believe that they're a youth orchestra. Hear what the buzz is about when they perform one of Beethoven's most emotion-packed symphonies in Boston.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Antonin Dvorak: Third movement from Trio in E Minor, Op. 90 ("Dumky")
Pianist David Golub, violinist Mark Kaplan and cellist Colin Carr
Johann Sebastian Bach: Gigue from Cello Suite No. 6 in D, BWV 1012
Cellist Colin Carr
Good Shepherd Church, New York City
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92
The Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra with conductor Gustavo Dudamel
Symphony Hall, Boston
Jacques Ibert: Three Short Pieces for Woodwind Quintet
Astral Winds Woodwind Quintet
Trinity Center for Urban Life, Philadelphia
Hour 2
George Frideric Handel: Fourth movement from Concerto Grosso in A, Op. 6, No. 11
Boston Baroque with conductor Martin Pearlman
Alexander Scriabin: Two Mazurkas from Opus 3
Pianist Yevgeny Sudbin
The Frick Collection, New York City
Igor Stravinsky: Fourth movement from Violin Concerto in D
Violinist Gil Shaham with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and conductor Hans Graf
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles
George Frideric Handel: Water Music Suite in G, HWV 350
The Academy of Ancient Music with harpsichordist and director Richard Egarr
Virginia Arts Festival, Portsmouth, Virginia
Richard Strauss: Burleske in D Minor for Piano and Orchestra
Pianist Emanuel Ax with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and conductor Alexander Micklethwate
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles
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