Poster Havana Lyceum Orchestra
Havana Lyceum Orchestra
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The Havana Lyceum Orchestra

An orchestra of talented young players from Cuba recently traveled to Berlin. Join us today for a highlight from that extraordinary concert. It's the Havana Lyceum Orchestra, on this edition of Performance Today.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Felix Mendelssohn: Octet: Scherzo
James Ehnes, Erin Keefe, Andrew Wan, Augustin Hadelich, violins | Cynthia Phelps, Richard O'Neill, violas | Robert deMaine, Edward Arron, cellos
Album: Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto, Octet
Onyx 4060

Moises Simons, arr. Jorge Aragon : El Manisero
Harold Madrigal Frias, trumpet | Sarah Willis, horn | Orquesta del Lyceum de La Habana | Jose Mendez Padron, conductor
Konzerthaus, Berlin, Germany

Traditional: Samba Son
Orquesta del Lyceum de La Habana | Jose Mendez Padron, conductor
Konzerthaus, Berlin, Germany

Aaron Jay Kernis: Sonatine
James Ehnes, violin | Orion Weiss, piano
Seattle Chamber Music Society, The Center for Chamber Music, Seattle, WA

Amedee Barre: Creole Songs
Grimbert-Barre Trio
Colour of Music Festival, Memminger Auditorium, Charleston, SC

Hour 2

Donald Fraser: Epilogue for Strings
English Symphony Orchestra | Donald Fraser, conductor
Album: Donald Fraser: Songs for Strings
Avie 2391

Tania Leon: Acana
Basel Sinfonietta | Ilan Volkov, conductor
Don Basco Cultural Center, Basel, Switzerland

Philippe Gaubert: Trois Aquarelles for Flute, Cello, and Piano
Marya Martin, flute | Paul Watkins, cello | Gilles Vonsattel, piano
Bridgehampton Chamber Music, Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church, Bridgehampton, NY

Franz Schubert, arr. Kenneth Woods: Der Tod und das Madchen (Death and the Maiden), Variations and Lied
April Fredrick, soprano | English Symphony Orchestra | Kenneth Woods, conductor
English Symphony Orchestra, Wyastone Concert Hall, Monmouth, UK

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