Composer Arvo Part works in a style that he calls "tintinnabulation". Inspired by the sound of bells, and diving deep into that sound as an analogy for a spiritual quest. Sound abstract? The power and beauty of music is that it evades description by words alone. Listen to "Fratres" by Arvo Part, from a concert at the Grand Teton Music Festival on Friday's Performance Today.
On Thursday's Performance Today, we'll hear Joshua Bell discuss the art and science of finding a musical partner. Take a front row seat as he performs with one of his favorite collaborators, pianist Sam Haywood, playing a violin sonata by French composer Gabriel Faure.
On Wednesday's Performance Today, join us for a multi-chorus musical feast. The Emerson Quartet plays music by Dvorak and Bach from a concert in the city of Prague. We'll also hear violinist Hilary Hahn playing music by Robert Schumann. Plus, Bruce Adolphe joins us for this week's Piano Puzzler.
There is a special magic in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Be part of the audience at the Grand Teton Music Festival for a set of musical fairy tales by Robert Schumann.
For the past few years, the Grand Teton Music Festival has invited Performance Today to host a night of music. Listen for highlights from our night at the festival, and while you're here, take in some of the breathtaking sights this magical place has to offer.
Join us for our usual wide range of musical highlights. Experience a glorious Symphony No. 9 by Beethoven, from the Grand Teton Music Festival. Then, time travel forward for the world premiere of a Guitar Concerto by Chris Brubeck, son of Dave Brubeck.
The audience was not sure how to react when an earthquake, magnitude 5.1, struck during a concert by the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Conductor Charles Dutoit made sure the music never stopped.
Richard Wagner was born and raised in Leipzig. In a concert this summer, a hometown orchestra plays music by a hometown favorite. The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra performs the Overture from Wagner's opera, Tannhauser.
Music and climate science might sound like strange bedfellows, but Taylor Jordan blends the two together in his project in The Greatest Hoax.
