Pianist Martha Argerich has a devoted following; fans who will literally follow her from one concert to another. On Monday's Performance Today, we'll take you to a concert in Switzerland to hear her perform Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1.
Ivan Fischer believes that a conductor should never behave like a dictator; music-making should be a joyous activity. On this weekend's Performance Today, we'll hear Ivan Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra give a joyous performance of music by Dvorak.
Seven years ago, conductor Marin Alsop became Music Director of the Baltimore Symphony. It's going very well; her contract has been extended through the year 2021. On Friday's Performance Today, we'll hear Marin Alsop lead the Baltimore Symphony in a concert performance of Dvorak's Symphony No. 7.
The 2014 Ojai Music Festival took place Thursday, June 12 through Sunday, June 15. This year, the California-based festival offered live and archival HD video streaming of all concert performances.
Ivan Fischer believes that a conductor should never behave like a dictator; music-making should be a joyous activity. On Thursday's Performance Today, we'll hear Ivan Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra give a joyous performance of music by Dvorak.
On Wednesday's Performance Today, we'll celebrate German composer Richard Strauss' 150th birthday. We'll hear legendary violinist Arnold Steinhardt perform Strauss' Dreams in the Twilight, plus a caller from Kodiak, Alaska will take a crack at solving this week's Piano Puzzler.
Paul McCartney wrote Blackbird during the era of the civil rights movement. On Tuesday's Performance Today, we'll hear Time for Three perform an emotional new arrangement of this iconic piece.
It took Johannes Brahms almost two decades to finish his first symphony; the great German composer was afraid he couldn't live up to standards set by Ludwig van Beethoven. But Brahms did eventually find his answer to the looming shadow of Beethoven, which we'll hear on Monday's Performance Today.
On this weekend's Performance Today, Bruce Adolphe has this week's Piano Puzzler. Play along with our musical game; see if you can name the hidden tune and the composer whose style Bruce is imitating.
