Today we're featuring two amazing young pianists whose stars are rising. Conrad Tao is 17, still finishing his studies at the Juilliard School in New York. Earlier this week, Tao won a prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant. We'll hear him in recital in Florida. Yuja Wang is 25, and has been delivering jaw-dropping performances ever since she appeared on the international scene about a decade ago. We'll hear her in concert in San Francisco, playing Ravel's Concerto for the Left Hand.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Maurice Ravel: Oiseaux Tristes (Sad Birds)
Marius Van Paassen, piano
Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 in D, S. 359, R. 441
Conrad Tao, piano
San Pablo Catholic Church, Marathon, Florida
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Prelude No. 12 in G-sharp Minor, Op. 32
Conrad Tao, piano
San Pablo Catholic Church, Marathon, Florida
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach: Sinfonia in F, FK. 67
The Zurich Chamber Orchestra, Roger Norrington, conductor
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival, Rostock, Germany
Maurice Ravel: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
Yuja Wang, piano, the San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco
Hour 2
Sergei Prokofiev: Folk Dance from Romeo and Juliet
The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Jarvi, conductor
Bedrich Smetana: String Quartet No. 1 in E Minor (From My Life)
The Pavel Haas Quartet
Carnegie Hall, New York City
Philip Glass: Third movement from Concerto Fantasy for Two Timpanists and Orchestra
Patrick Schleker and Richard Jensen, timpani, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Julian Kuerti, conductor
Cincinnati Music Hall, Cincinnati
Philip Glass: Etude No. 3 for Piano
Bruce Brubaker, piano
Gilmore International Keyboard Festival, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Christoph Willibald Gluck: Dance of the Blessed Spirits, from Orpheus and Eurydice
Sergey Ostrovsky, violin, the Orchestra of the Suisse Romande, Hugh Wolff, conductor
Victoria Hall, Geneva, Switzerland
Love the music?
Show your support by making a gift to YourClassical.
Each day, we’re here for you with thoughtful streams that set the tone for your day – not to mention the stories and programs that inspire you to new discovery and help you explore the music you love.
YourClassical is available for free, because we are listener-supported public media. Take a moment to make your gift today.
Your Donation
About Performance Today®
To find a station near you on our Stations Listings page, click here.
American Public Media’s Performance Today® is America’s most popular classical music radio program and a winner of the 2014 Gabriel Award for artistic achievement. The show is broadcast on hundreds of public radio stations across the country, including at 1 p.m. central weekdays on Minnesota Public Radio. More information about our stations can be found at APM Distribution.
Performance Today® features live concert recordings that can’t be heard anywhere else, highlights from new album releases, and in-studio performances and interviews. Performance Today® is based at the APM studios in St. Paul, Minnesota, but is frequently on the road, with special programs broadcast from festivals and public radio stations around the country. Also, each Wednesday, composer Bruce Adolphe joins host Fred Child for a classical musical game and listener favorite: the Piano Puzzler.
How do I leave a comment?
Send us a comment here.
