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Violinist Geneva Lewis
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Geneva and Nathan Lewis

As talented young kids, siblings Geneva Lewis and Nathan Lewis were part of a successful family trio. They’re all grown up now, each at the top of their careers, and they still find time to make music together. In today’s episode, Geneva and Nathan Lewis perform a duet by Edward Elgar at a concert in Athens, Georgia.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Samuel Barber: Souvenirs: Mvts 1-2
Oregon Symphony | Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Album: Aspects of America
Pentatone 727

Charlotte Sohy: Danse mystique
Orchestre National de France | Cristian Macelaru, conductor
BBC Proms, Royal Albert Hall, London, England

Piano Puzzler
Contestant: Belinda Sterling, calling from Twin Lake, Michigan

Samuel Barber: String Quartet in B minor, Op. 11
Viano String Quartet
Music@Menlo Chamber Music Festival and Institute, Spieker Center for the Arts, Menlo Park, CA

Hour 2

Edward Elgar: Sospiri
Janine Jansen, violin | Antonio Pappano, piano
Album: 12 Stradivari
London/Decca 4851817

Wynton Marsalis: String Quartet No. 1, "At The Octoroon Balls": Mvt 3
Verona Quartet
San Antonio Chamber Music Society, Trinity Baptist Church, San Antonio, TX

Edward Elgar: Violin Sonata in E minor, Op. 82: Mvt 2
Geneva Lewis, violin | Nathan Lewis, piano
University of Georgia Performing Arts Center, Ramsey Concert Hall, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 39 in E-flat Major, K. 543
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra | Lahav Shani, conductor
EBU, Grand Hall, de Doelen, Rotterdam, Netherlands

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