Composer and conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen says that he loves to take risks, even to teeter on the brink of losing control. On this episode of Performance Today, the L.A. Philharmonic plays the world premiere of Pollux, by thrill-seeker Esa-Pekka Salonen.
Erie. Superior. Michigan. Huron. Ontario. Each of the Great Lakes has a distinct personality. Jeremy Turner was inspired by family vacations at the Great Lakes when he wrote a piece for mandolin and violin. On this episode of Performance Today, Chris Thile and James Ehnes play 'The Inland Seas' by Jeremy Turner.
Franz Schubert wrote a fantasy so demanding and difficult that he himself was unable to play it. Never fear... we'll hear from a pianist who can! On this episode of Performance Today, Juho Pohjonen gives a virtuoso performance of the Wanderer Fantasy in concert at the Music@Menlo Festival.
Join us for a musical New Year's celebration! We'll usher in 2019 with a celebratory Trumpet Concerto by Johann Neruda, and sample a bit of musical champagne, courtesy of Johann Strauss Jr. Music for the New Year, on this edition of Performance Today.
Molly Yeh grew up surrounded by music... she went to the Juilliard School to pursue a musical career, but then found her calling as a food writer and cookbook author. On Wednesday's Performance Today, we meet Molly Yeh at her farm on the high prairie, and she tells us what she'd make if Mozart came over for dinner.
In 2011, Philip Glass composed a seven movement piece specifically for violinist Tim Fain. Last year, Fain stopped by the PT studios and played some of it just for us. On this episode of Performance Today, hear Tim Fain perform the opening movement of Partita for Solo Violin by Philip Glass.
Six musical friends in New York have a part-time project called yMusic, a one-of-a-kind ensemble with an interest in "flourishing in the overlap between pop and classical worlds." On this episode of Performance Today, hear yMusic perform music written for them by Ryan Lott...aka Son Lux.
At a recent concert with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, pianist Mitsuko Uchida walked onstage to a cheering audience. She sat down at the piano, made a funny face, and promptly walked offstage. On this episode of Performance Today, hear the story... and the music that Mitsuko Uchida played upon returning to the stage.
On this episode of Performance Today, cellist Raphael Bell plays music by Bohuslav Martinu... music that Bell didn't like when he was younger. Tune in to find out more about Bohuslav Martinu, and why Raphael Bell now loves his music.
