Pianist Andras Schiff joins the Budapest Festival Orchestra today for Dvorak's only piano concerto, with Ivan Fischer at the podium. It's a rare treat to hear a relatively unknown work by a famous composer, brought to life by one of the hottest pianists working today, in the composer's native country. You won't want to miss it.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Domenico Scarlatti: Keyboard Sonata in E-flat, K. 475
Pianist Andras Schiff
Walthamstow Town Hall, London, England
Anthony Holborne: "Pavan Paradizo"
Capriccio Stravagante with conductor Skip Sempe
Musica Antica Early Music Festival, Bruges, Belgium
Antonin Dvorak: Piano Concerto in G Minor, Op. 33
Pianist Andras Schiff with the Budapest Festival Orchestra and conductor Ivan Fischer
Prague Spring International Music Festival, Prague, Czech Republic
Johann Sebastian Bach: Adagio from the Toccata in C, BWV 564
Pianist Ivan Martin
International Keyboard Institute and Festival, New York City
Hour 2
Peter Tchaikovsky: "Night," Op. 60, No. 9
Cellist Mischa Maisky and pianist Pavel Gililov
Eric Mandat: "So What Elsa's New" for Two Clarinets
Clarinetists Frank Kowalsky and Sean Osborn
Seattle Chamber Music Festival, Seattle
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Andante Cantabile from the Duo for Violin and Viola in B-flat, K. 424
Violinist Ruggero Allifranchini and violist Marcus Thompson
Sanibel Music Festival, Sanibel Island, Florida
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat for Violin, Viola and Orchestra, K. 364
Violinist Ani Kavafian and violist Ida Kavafian with musicians from Music from Angel Fire
Music from Angel Fire, Taos, New Mexico
Peter Tchaikovsky: Andante Cantabile from the String Quartet in D, Op. 11
Cellist Mircea Marian and bassist Sandel Smarandescu with the Cellissimo Quartet
Romanian Athenaeum, Bucharest, Romania
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