How many millions of kids have watched music videos and were absolutely sure that they were going to grow up to be rock guitarists? Probably just about every kid out there. Jordan Dodson was one of them. And like just about every other kid his age, he didn't grow up to be a rock-and-roller. But he did grow up to be a guitarist. And a fantastic one at that. Dodson switched from rock to classical when he was 16, and is now one of the top young guitarists of his generation. Jordan Dodson is our newest PT Young Artist-in-Residence, and joins host Fred Child in the PT studios all week.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Jean Sibelius: Scherzo from Symphony No. 1 in E Minor
The Lahti Symphony, Osmo Vanska, conductor
Ludwig van Beethoven: Coriolan Overture, Op. 62
The San Francisco Symphony, Osmo Vanska, conductor
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco
Seppo Paakkunainen: Dalvi Duoddar Luohti
The YL Male Voice Choir, Matti Hyokki, director
Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis
Antonio Vivaldi: Violin Concerto No. 11 in D, from La Stravaganza, Op. 4
Andres Cardenes, violin and conductor, the Strings Festival Orchestra
Strings Music Festival, Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Jean Sibelius: Rakastava (the Lover)
The YL Male Voice Choir, Matti Hyokki, director
Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis
Jean Sibelius: Tapiola, Op. 112
The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
The Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Hour 2
Zoltan Kodaly: First movement from Serenade for Two Violins and Viola, Op. 12
Ani Kavafian and Joseph Silverstein, violins, Paul Neubauer, viola
Anne Freitag: Improvisation on a Chaconne
Anne Freitag, flute
Melk Abbey, Melk, Austria
Daniel Hope: Improvisation, based on Themes from Raga Piloo by Ravi Shankar
Daniel Hope, violin
Grand Studio, Hanover, Germany
PT Young Artist-in-Residence: Jordan Dodson, guitar
Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue in E-flat, BWV 998
Jordan Dodson, guitar
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul
Paul Lansky: Gigue from Partita, Suite for Guitar and Percussion
Jordan Dodson, guitar
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul
Zoltan Kodaly: Dances of Galanta
The Nashville Symphony, Gilbert Varga, conductor
Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Nashville
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