He's only beginning to be known in this country, but in his native Japan, 22-year-old violinist Ryu Goto is a mega-star. He appears on national advertisements for a Japanese rail company. He's been the subject of an annual TV documentary since the age of 8. In today's show, we'll hear excerpts from Ryu Goto's smashing debut concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City, where he played works by Max Bruch and Nathan Milstein.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Max Bruch: Excerpt from Eight Pieces for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano, Op. 83
Kari Kriikku, clarinet, Martti Rousi, cello, Arto Satukangas, piano
Kurt Weill: Selections from the Threepenny Opera
Windscape
John C. Borden Auditorium, New York City
Max Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26
Ryu Goto, violin, the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Carnegie Hall, New York City
Nathan Milstein: Paganiniana
Ryu Goto, violin
Carnegie Hall, New York City
Hour 2
Alec Wilder: Fourth movement from Woodwind Quintet No. 2
Members of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
The Music Room, St. Paul
Josquin des Prez: El Grillo (the Cricket)
Chanticleer
Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall, Athens, Georgia
Alexander Scriabin: Etude in F-sharp Minor, Op. 42, No. 2, and Etude in A, Op. 8, No. 6
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
Michael Tilson Thomas: Agnegram
The San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco
Franz Danzi: Wind Quintet in G Minor, Op. 56, No. 2
The Farkas Quintet Amsterdam
Orgelpark, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Henry Purcell: Suite from King Arthur or the British Worthy, Z. 628
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Paul Goodwin, conductor
Ordway Center, St. Paul
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