They are a truly global all-star orchestra. On Tuesday's Performance Today we'll hear a performance by the World Orchestra for Peace with players from the Berlin Philharmonic, the Cleveland Orchestra, and the Vienna Philharmonic. In fact, musicians from more than 70 orchestras, from more than 40 countries, join together a few times a year to reaffirm "the unique strength of music as an ambassador for peace." Tune in to hear Valery Gergiev conduct the World Orchestra for Peace in concert in Chicago.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Overture from 'Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail' (The Abduction from the Seraglio)
Tafelmusik; Bruno Weil, conductor
Mark Goodenberger: Paris Sketches - 1. Carousel, 2. Catacombs
Mark Goodenberger, Marimba
Studio at Classical KING FM 98.1, Seattle, WA
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Flute Concerto No. 2 in D Major, K. 314
Emmanuel Pahud, flute; Orchestra of the Suisse Romande; Charles Dutoit, conductor
Victoria Hall, Geneva, Switzerland
George Gershwin (arranged by the Gershwin Piano Quartet): An American in Paris arr. for Piano Quartet
Gershwin Piano Quartet: Andre Desponds, Mischa Cheung, Benjamin Engeli, Stephan Wirth
Schwetzingen Festival, Rococo Theatre, Schwetzingen, Germany
Hour 2
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Waltz from Sleeping Beauty
Kirov Orchestra; Valery Gergiev, conductor
Paulo Bellinati: Jongo
Petar Jankovic Ensemble
Auer Hall, Jacobs School of Music, University of Indiana, Bloomington, IN
PT Young-Artist-in-Residence: Xiang Yu, violin
Tomaso Antonio Vitali, transcribed Leopold Charlie: Chaconne
Xiang Yu, violin; Evan Wong, piano
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, MN
Richard Strauss: Don Juan, Op. 20
World Orchestra for Peace; Valery Gergiev, conductor
Orchestra Hall, Chicago, IL
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