Conductor Vladimir Jurowski was born and raised in the Soviet Union. He's now a citizen of Germany and an outspoken critic of Russia. He sees being political as a necessary part of an artist's life. We'll hear Vladimir Jurowski lead a concert with the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra on today's show.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Francois Couperin, arr. Paul Bazelaire: 5 Pieces en concert: No. 4. Plainte
Amit Peled, cello | Eliza Ching, piano
Album: Cellobration
Centaur Records
Arnold Schoenberg: Theme and Variations, Op. 43b
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra | Vladimir Jurowski, conductor
EBU, Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany
Piano Puzzler
Contestants: Olivia & Ben Lawson calling from Yorktown, Virginia
Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio in B-flat Major
Goldstein-Peled-Fiterstein Trio
Lillian & Robert Utsey Chamber Music Series, Brooks Center for the Performing Arts, Clemson University, Clemson, SC
Hour 2
William Grant Still: Prelude
Hartmut Holl, piano
Album: William Grant Still: Songs; Piano Music
CPO 5556272
Eric Ewazen: Bridgehampton Suite for Flute, Violin, Viola, and Cello
Marya Martin, flute | Sirena Huang, violin | Masumi Per Rostad, viola | Brannon Cho, cello
Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival, Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church, Bridgehampton, NY
Francesco Geminiani: Concerto Grosso in D minor, H. 143, "La Folia"
Chad Hoopes, violin | Aaron Boyd, violin | Tien-Hsin Cindy Wu, viola | Dmitri Atapine, cello with Ani Kavafian, violin | Kristin Lee, violin | Paul Neubauer, viola | Mihai Marica, cello | Scott Pingel, bass | Wu Han, harpsichord
Music@Menlo Chamber Music Festival and Institute, Spieker Center for the Arts, Menlo Park, CA
William Grant Still: Wood Notes
National Orchestral Institute Philharmonic
National Orchestral Institute + Festival, Elsie and Marvin Dekelboum Concert Hall, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, College Park, MD
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