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Performance Today®

The Pittsburgh Symphony in Berlin

The Pittsburgh Symphony flew their 95 musicians and all their gear to Berlin. And moments after they got off the plane, they jumped onstage to play the opening concert of a major festival. On Tuesday's Performance Today, we'll hear the Pittsburgh Symphony give a stirring performance from that very concert.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Gabriel Faure: Barcarolle No. 1 in A minor, Op. 26
John Novacek, piano
Last Kiss: Romantic piano music for love and passion
Four Winds 3016

Gabriel Faure: Elegie, Op. 24
Keith Robinson, cello; Simon Crawford-Phillips, piano
Savannah Music Festival, Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences, Savannah, GA

Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 6 in d minor, Op. 104
Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra; Thomas Dausgaard, conductor
Opera Comique, Paris, France

John Novacek: Foster Fantasy for Clarinet, Cello and Piano
Nathan Williams, clarinet; Bion Tsang, cello; John Novacek, piano
Bates Recital Hall, Butler School of Music, University of Texas, Austin, TX

Hour 2

Jean Francaix: Quintette: 2. Presto-Trio
Imani Winds
Umoja

George Whitefield Chadwick: Jubilee from Symphonic Sketches
Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra; Jere Flint, music director and conductor
Atlanta Symphony Hall, Atlanta, GA

Valerie Coleman: Afro-Cuban Concerto for Wind Quintet
Imani Winds
Cutting Edge Concerts, Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Symphony Space, New York, NY

Leos Janacek: Suite for String Orchestra
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Manfred Honeck, conductor
Musikfest Berlin, Berlin, Philharmonie, Germany

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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.

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