Once troubled by pre-concert jitters so intense that he needed a push to get on stage, violinist Augustin Hadelich has discovered a new sense of calm. Breathing exercises have transformed his performance experience, making the stage feel like home. On today's program, Agustin Hadelich and the St. Louis Symphony play music by Samuel Barber.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Kevin Day: Cello Sonata, Mvt 3: Giocoso
Thomas Mesa, cello | Michelle Cann, piano
Album: Our Stories: Contemporary Works by Black and Latinx Composers
Navona 6571
Jessie Montgomery: Strum
Catalyst Quartet
Maverick Concerts, Maverick Concert Hall, Woodstock, NY
Johannes Brahms: Serenade No. 2 in A Major, Op. 16
Lausanne Chamber Orchestra | Renoud Capucon, conductor
EBU, Salle Metropole, Lausanne, Switzerland
Frederic Chopin: Ballade No. 3 in A-flat Major, Op. 47
Michelle Cann, piano
Spivey Hall, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA
Hour 2
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
Gabriela Lena Frank: Elegia Andina
ROCO | Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
ROCO, Denney Theater, Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, Houston, TX
Nadia Boulanger, arr. Lara LaMoure: 3 Pieces for Organ: Mvt 1 Prelude
WindSync
Lillian & Robert Utsey Chamber Music Series, Brooks Center for the Performing Arts, Clemson University, Clemson, SC
Samuel Barber: Violin Concerto, Op. 14
Augustin Hadelich, violin | St. Louis Symphony Orchestra | Stéphane Denève, conductor
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Touhill Performing Arts Center, St. Louis, MO
Howdy Forrester, arr. Augustin Hadelich: Wild Fiddler's Rag (encore)
Augustin Hadelich, violin
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Touhill Performing Arts Center, St. Louis, MO
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