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Music in the kitchen

Music in the kitchen

Violinist Yoojin Jang hated practicing when she was a kid. But she always loved performing -- even if only for her mom in the kitchen. Jang is our newest Young Artist in Residence, and this weekend she'll join Fred in the studio to discuss her earliest kitchen performances and to play music by Jean Sibelius.

Performance versus practice

Performance versus practice

Violinist Yoojin Jang hated practicing when she was a kid. But she always loved performing -- even if only for her mom in the kitchen. Jang is our newest Young Artist in Residence, and on Friday she'll join Fred in the studio to discuss her earliest kitchen performances and more.

Musical pictures of nature

Musical pictures of nature

On Thursday's Performance Today, we'll hear two musical pictures about nature; both are delicate late Romantic masterpieces. Plus Yoojin Jang, our newest Young Artist, joins us for day two of her PT residency.

Violinist Yoojin Jang

Violinist Yoojin Jang

On Wednesday's PT, we'll meet our brand new Young Artist in Residence -- violinist Yoojin Jang. She'll join Fred in the studio for conversation and music, including a performance of Schumann's Violin Sonata No. 1.

Young Artist in Residence: Yoojin Jang
June 9, 2015: Violin concertos

June 9, 2015: Violin concertos

On Tuesday's Performance Today, we have two great violin concertos. First, Janine Jansen teams up with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra for a performance of Max Bruch's Violin Concerto No. 1. Then, we'll hear Joel Link solo with the Artosphere Festival Orchestra in Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 4.

June 8, 2015: A string quartet for saxophones

June 8, 2015: A string quartet for saxophones

Joseph Haydn wrote his String Quartet No. 50 for four players -- but not these four players. Coming up on Monday's Performance Today, well hear the Amstel Saxophone Quartet playing their version of Haydn's string quartet in concert in Los Angeles.

June 6, 2015: Rochester, NY

June 6, 2015: Rochester, NY

All summer long, we're featuring great American music inspired by great American places on our 2015 Summer Road Trip. This weekend's Performance Today takes us to Rochester, NY, the longtime hometown of American composer David Diamond. Once there, we'll hear his Rounds for String Orchestra.

June 5, 2015: An American road trip

June 5, 2015: An American road trip

All summer long, we're featuring great American music inspired by great American places. On Friday, our Performance Today Summer Road Trip takes us to Rochester, NY, the longtime hometown of American composer David Diamond. Plus, we'll head to another great American site -- Fort Sumter National Historic Monument in Charleston Harbor, SC.

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