Poster Nicholas Hutfilz
Nicholas Hutfilz, composer
WQXR
Performance Today®

Empowering young composers

For 25 years, the New York Philharmonic has been encouraging and empowering young musicians with their Very Young Composers program. On today’s show, we’ll hear works by 16-year-old Nicholas Hutfilz and 14-year-old Dalya Shaman.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

John Dowland: Now, o now, I needs must part
Piers Lane, piano
Album: Grainger: Piano Transcriptions
Hyperion 67279

Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 105
Minnesota Orchestra | Osmo Vanska, conductor
Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, MN

Joaquin Turina: Quartet for Piano and Strings in A minor, Op. 67
Kristof Barati, violin | David Harding, viola | Ani Aznavoorian, cello | Piers Lane, piano
Seattle Chamber Music Society, Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA

Dalya Shaman: Frosted Taiga
O Kwarteto: Ludovica Burtone violin | Abby Swidler, violin | Leonor Falcon, viola | Maria Gabriela Figueroa, cello
WQXR & The New York Philharmonic, The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space, New York, NY

Hour 2

Ljova: Garmoshka
Johnny Gandelsman, violin | Colin Jacobsen, violin
The Knights | Eric Jacobsen, conductor
Album: Experience: Live from New York
Sony 46985

Richard Strauss: Suite from the Rosenkavalier
The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra | JoAnn Falletta, conductor
The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, MN

Joseph Haydn: Piano Trio No. 44 in E Major, Hob. XV/28
Johnny Gandelsman, violin | Michael Nicolas, cello | Conrad Tao, piano
Bay Chamber Concerts, Rockport Opera House, Rockport, ME

Nicholas Hutfilz: Peace Interrupted
O Kwarteto: Ludovica Burtone violin | Abby Swidler, violin | Leonor Falcon, viola | Maria Gabriela Figueroa, cello
WQXR & The New York Philharmonic, The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space, New York, NY

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