21 year-old American pianist George Li is already a regular at the prestigious Verbier Festival in Switzerland. In a highlight from the 2016 festival, he gives a thrilling performance of the Piano Concerto No. 2, by Camille Saint-Saens, on Monday's Performance Today.
On Saturday's Performance Today, we'll hear from two inspiring young artists, 24 year-old guitarist Chaconne Klaverenga and, our PT Young Artist in Residence, 16 year-old violinist Phoenix Avalon. Also featured, this week's Piano Puzzler with Bruce Adolphe.
Franz Liszt wrote a piano sonata in a fit of artistic rapture after reading Dante's "Divine Comedy," the epic 14th century poem about heaven and hell. Join the audience as pianist Paul Lewis gives a virtuosic performance of Liszt's Dante Sonata on Friday's Performance Today.
It's a snapshot of today's classical music scene - we'll have highlights from recent concerts in Paris, Brussels, and Sao Paulo, Brazil, as well as from concert halls across the United States. And, it's day-two with our Young Artist in Residence, 16 year-old violinist Phoenix Avalon, on Thursday's Performance Today.
Phoenix Avalon knew he wanted to play the violin before he even really knew how to say it. Meet 16-year-old Phoenix Avalon, PT's Young Artist in Residence, on Wednesday's Performance Today.
Listen to in-studio interviews with host Fred Child and exclusive musical performances by violinist Phoenix Avalon and pianist Hsin-I Huang.
The final movement of Mahler's Symphony No. 6 is epic. 30 minutes of emotional energy that bursts with dramatic tension, culminating in three powerful hammer blows. We'll hear the Boston Symphony perform it in concert, with conductor Andris Nelsons, on Tuesday's Performance Today.
With some reluctance, Frederic Chopin left Poland for Vienna at the age of 20, carrying an urn filled with soil from his beloved home country. He never returned to Poland, but the composer, literally and musically, was never far from his homeland. In 1849, Chopin was laid to rest at the Pere Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, and the urn from Poland is still at his side. On Monday's Performance Today, hear Wu Han in concert, playing Frederic Chopin's Polonaise in B-flat Major.
On Saturday's Performance Today, hear the River Oaks Chamber Orchestra's world premiere performance of Jabberwocky, by composer Anthony DiLorenzo. Also featured are performances by the Shanghai String Quartet, Miami String Quartet, the London Symphony Orchestra, and more.
