When Alexi Kenney was a boy, his aspirations were modest; he wanted to play the tambourine or the triangle. His mother got him thinking in a different direction, however. On this weekend's Performance Today, talented violinist Alexi Kenney will join Fred in the studio as our newest Young Artist in Residence.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Nicolai Kapustin: Concert Etude Op. 40, No. 6 (Pastorale)
Benjamin Grosvenor, piano
The Frederic Chopin Society, Janet Wallace Fine Arts Concert Hall, Macalester College St. Paul, MN
MPR 100228
Franz Liszt: En Reve
Benjamin Grosvenor, piano
Benjamin Grosvenor: Chopin, Liszt, Ravel
London/Decca 4783206
Franz Liszt: Grand Duo Concertant sur la Romance de "Le marin" for Violin and Piano, S. 128
Benjamin Beilman, violin; Gloria Chien, piano
Music@Menlo, The Center for Performing Arts at Menlo-Atherton, CA
The Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Betty Sekhri from Kensington, MD
Damian Montano: Concerto for Flute, Harp, and Wind Ensemble
Sarah Frisof, flute; Naoko Nakamura, harp; Dallas Winds; Jerry Junkin, conductor
Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas, TX
Hour 2
Johann Sebastian Bach (arr. Victoria Drake): Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major: 5. Gigue
Victoria Drake, harp
From the Bach Notebook of Harpist Victoria Drake
Well Tempered Productions 5193
Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto No. 2 in C major for Two Keyboards, BWV 1061
Jeffrey Kahane, piano and conductor; Ray Ushikubo, piano; Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Royce Hall, Los Angeles, CA
Johann Paul von Westhoff: Solo Suite for Violin No. 2
Alexi Kenney, violin; Renana Gutman, piano
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, MN
Antonin Dvorak: Four Romantic Pieces, Op. 75: 1. Allegro moderato
Alexi Kenney, violin; Renana Gutman, piano
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, MN
Rachel Grimes: Suite of Airs
Rachel Grimes, piano and conductor; Scott Moore, violin; Christian Frederickson, viola; Jacob Duncan, tenor saxophone
Classical 90.5, Performance Studio of Louisville Public Media, Louisville, KY
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