The 2011 Tchaikovsky Competition wrapped up in Moscow yesterday. The competition, held every four years since it started in 1958, has a history of controversy. This year was no different. The story of one player escorted off the stage by security guards, another being insulted by a conductor during a recital, and a performance by one of the gold-medal winners, cellist Narek Hakhnazaryan, all in today's show.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Maurice Ravel: Fourth movement from String Quartet in F
The Ebene Quartet
Peter Tchaikovsky: Pezzo Capriccioso, Op. 62
Narek Hakhnazaryan, cello, Oxana Shevchenko, piano
Tchaikovsky Competition, Moscow, Russia
Alfredo Piatti: Caprice No. 7 for Solo Cello, Op. 25
Narek Hakhnazaryan, cello
Tchaikovsky Competition, Moscow, Russia
Maurice Ravel: Toccata from Le Tombeau de Couperin
The Calefax Reed Quintet
Falany Performing Arts Center, Waleska, Georgia
Igor Stravinsky: Suite from the Firebird (1945 Version)
The Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Kristjan Jarvi, conductor
The Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Hour 2
Andrew York: B&B
The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
Francis Poulenc: Finale from Sonata for Clarinet and Bassoon, Op. 32
Todd Palmer, clarinet, Dennis Godburn, bassoon
Music@Menlo, Atherton, California
Gabriel Faure: Nocturne No. 6 in D-flat, Op. 63
Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano
Schwetzingen Festival, Schwetzingen, Germany
Peter Maxwell Davies: Farewell to Stromness
The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina
Daron Hagen: Songbook: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
Michael Ludwig, violin, the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, New York
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