Leaving school can be a bit like leaving the womb. Getting out takes a lot of hard work. Nothing is safe or certain any more, but the possibilities are endless. This week, we're featuring some of the top university and conservatory students in their student recitals. Also, we'll hear from two training orchestras for young musicians: the European Union Baroque Orchestra and the National Orchestral Institute Orchestra (pictured).
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Ludwig van Beethoven: Overture to "The Ruins of Athens"
The Hanover Band with conductor Roy Goodman
Sergei Taneyev: Scherzo from Piano Quintet in G Minor, Op. 30
Musicians from La Jolla Summerfest
La Jolla Summerfest, La Jolla, California
Federico Moreno Torroba: "Nocturno"
Guitarist Silviu Ciulei
Parkening International Guitar Competition, Malibu, California
Charles Griffes: "The Night Winds," Op. 5, No. 3
Pianist Stephen Beus
International Keyboard Institute and Festival, New York City
"The Piano Puzzler": This week's contestant is Heather Christensen from Portales, New Mexico.
Jean-Philippe Rameau: Orchestral Suite from "Platee"
The European Union Baroque Orchestra with conductor Roy Goodman
Bulgarie Concert Hall, Sofia, Bulgaria
Hour 2
Franz Schubert: Andante from Piano Sonata in A, D. 664
Pianist Leon Fleisher
Johann Sebastian Bach: Excerpts from Partita for Solo Flute
Flutist Izumi Miyahara
Rice University, Houston
Georg Muffat: Passacaglia in G for String Quintet and Continuo
Members of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Rose Theater, New York City
Maurice Ravel: Minuet from "Le Tombeau de Couperin"
The National Orchestral Institute Chamber Orchestra
National Orchestral Institute, College Park, Maryland
Henri Dutilleux: Excerpts from "Sarabande and Cortege"
Bassoonist Gwen Seaton and pianist Patti Wolf
Rice University, Houston
Maurice Ravel: "Piece en Forme de Habanera"
Thomas Siders, trumpet, and Charles Tauber, piano
Rice University, Houston
Paul Hindemith: Piano Music with Orchestra, Op. 29
Pianist Leon Fleisher with the Curtis Symphony Orchestra and conductor Christoph Eschenbach
Verizon Hall, Philadelphia
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