It's a snapshot of today's classical music scene - we'll have highlights from recent concerts in Paris, Brussels, and Sao Paulo, Brazil, as well as from concert halls across the United States. And, it's day-two with our Young Artist in Residence, 16 year-old violinist Phoenix Avalon, on Thursday's Performance Today.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Andre Caplet: Reverie
Leone Buyse, flute
Dedicated to Barrère. Leone Buyse, Flute. With Martin Amlin, Piano
Crystal 715
Dietrich Buxtehude: Ciacona in B minor, BuxWV 160
Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra; Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Concert Hall, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Clarinet and Bassoon, FP 32
Todd Palmer, clarinet; Peter Kolkay, bassoon
Bank of America and The ETV Endowment of South Carolina, Dock Street Theater, Charleston, SC
Andre Caplet: Deux Divertissements for solo harp
Franziska Huhn, harp
Rockport Music, Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport, MA
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30: Movements 2‑3
Lukas Vondracek, piano; National Orchestra of Belgium; Marin Alsop, conductor
Salle Henri Le Boeuf, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, Belgium
Hour 2
Benjamin Britten: Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes: Movement 3
Virginia Symphony; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Seascapes: Virginia Symphony
Hampton 004
Felix Mendelssohn: The Hebrides Overture, Op. 26 ('Fingal's Cave')
Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra; Leonidas Kavakos, conductor
Maison de la Radio, Paris, France
Astor Piazzolla: Nightclub 1960 from Histoire du Tango
Phoenix Avalon, violin; Hsin-I Huang, piano
PT Young Artist in Residence, Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, MN
Claude Debussy: La plus que lente
Phoenix Avalon, violin; Hsin-I Huang, piano
PT Young Artist in Residence, Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, MN
Benjamin Britten: Simple Symphony for String Orchestra No. 4
Sphinx Virtuosi
St. Paul's by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, Jacksonville, FL
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