Robin Kesselman plays Principal Double Bass in the Houston Symphony, but Kesselman recently stood front and center to play a double bass concerto. Kesselman told the Houston Chronicle that moments like that "only happen a few times a career." On this episode of Performance Today, hear Robin Kesselman and the Houston Symphony perform the Concerto for Double Bass by Serge Koussevitzky.
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Carlos Castaneda was a South America-born author who settled in the United States and wrote 12 books chronicling his experiences with a pre-Columbian shaman who helped Castaneda access “non-ordinary reality” and develop his personal creativity, something the shaman called his...Episode details...
Despite their tragic ending, Romeo and Juliet have become one of the most famous couples of all time. On this episode of Performance Today, we'll explore the music of love and devotion with selections from Romeo and Juliet, by Sergei Prokofiev.
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This week on New Classical Tracks, guitarist Thibaut Garcia tips his hat to Bach with his new album, 'Bach Inspirations.' The record features compositions by the Baroque master, as well as works by other composers inspired by him. Enter the giveaway for a chance to win the new CD.
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On today’s date in 1990, the Czech-born composer Karel Husa returned to his home town of Prague to conduct a concert of his own music after more than forty years in exile. Husa had left Prague in 1948 after the post-War communist takeover of Czechoslovakia, and in 1954 accepted a teaching post at...Episode details...
Fanny Mendelssohn wrote more than 500 pieces of music, and she also was a conductor. One musician recalled, "A gesture of her little finger ran like an electric shock through our souls." More about the multi-talented Fanny Mendelssohn this edition of Performance Today.
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Today’s date marks the birthday of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States. It is also celebrated as the birthday of the famous American symphonist Roy Harris, who stated he was born in Lincoln County near Chandler, Oklahoma, on February 12th in 1898. Some have challenged the...Episode details...
