Poster Chad Hoopes and Matthew Lipman
Violinist Chad Hoopes and violist Matthew Lipman perform in the Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Studio at Lincoln Center in New York.
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Performance Today®

Music from CMS Two

On Thursday's Performance Today, we'll meet two extraordinary young string players: violinist Chad Hoopes and violist Matthew Lipman. Both performers are part of CMS Two; the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center's special program for talented musicians. We'll visit with Hoopes and Lipman in New York City, where we'll hear them play music by Mozart at a CMS Two concert.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Bruce Broughton (arr. J.D. Morsch): Silverado: Overture
UNLV Wind Orchestra; Thomas Leslie, conductor
The Quest
Klavier 11169

Michael Isaacson: Light the Legend (A Song for Chanukah)
Mitchell Drury, violin; Tom Dziekonski, violin; Gary Gibson, percussion; Andrew Siefert, piano Northwest Girlchoir; Sara Boos, conductor
Classical KING FM 98.1, KING FM Studios, Seattle, WA

Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in C for Violin, Strings and Continuo, Op. 8 No. 6: 3. Allegro
Alice Harnoncourt, violin; Concentus Musicus of Vienna; Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
Venice Music
Celestial Harmonies 13095

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Duo in G major for Violin and Viola, K. 423
Chad Hoopes, violin; Matthew Lipman, viola
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Late Night Rose, Lincoln Center Rose Studio, New York, NY

Bruce Broughton: Fanfares, Marches, Hymns, and Finale
Brass ensemble from the Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra; Michael Mulcahy, conductor
Grand Teton Music Festival, Walk Festival Hall, Jackson Hole, WY

Hour 2

Manuel de Falla: Suite populaire espagnole No 6 & 7
Daniel Hope, violin; Sebastian Knauer, lutheal
Daniel Hope East Meets West
Warner 61329

Arvo Part: Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten
Baltic Sea Youth Orchestra; Kristjan Jarvi, conductor
Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival, Philharmonic Concert Hall, Warsaw, Poland

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonata in A Major, K. 331, "Alla Turca"
Sebastian Knauer, piano
Savannah Music Festival, Trinity United Methodist Church, Savannah, GA

Ballake Sissoko and Vincent Segal: Niandou
Ballake Sissoko, kora; Vincent Segal, cello
Rooftop in Bamako, Mali
Musique du Nuit
Six Degrees 361228

Harold Arlen (arr. Chris Hazell): Over the Rainbow
Joyce DiDonato, mezzo-soprano; Orchestre National de France; Daniele Gatti, conductor
Champ de Mars, Eiffel Tower, Paris, France

Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle (arr. Hector Berlioz): La Marseillaise
Orchestre National de France, Maitrise de Radio France, Radio France Chorus; Daniele Gatti, conductor
Champ de Mars, Eiffel Tower, Paris, France

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