Years ago, pianist Jeremy Denk was a PT Young Artist in Residence. Since then, he's gone on to have a stellar career, including receiving a MacArthur Genius Grant and concert appearances around the world. On Thursday's Performance Today, we'll hear Denk in concert with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra playing music by Mozart.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Agustin Lara (arr. Don Bagley): Granada
Canadian Brass
Hodgson Concert Hall, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
John Lennon/Paul McCartney (arr. Chris Dedrick): Penny Lane
Canadian Brass
Hodgson Concert Hall, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466
Jeremy Denk, director and piano; Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
The Ordway Center for Performing Arts, Saint Paul, MN
Simon Shaheen (arr. Jeff Scott): Dance Mediterranea
The Imani Winds
Dr. Stevan Dweck Cultural Center at the Central Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn, NY
Hour 2
Isaac Albeniz: Selections from Suite Espanola, Op. 47: Movements 3, 5, 7
Angela Hewitt, piano
Spivey Hall, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA
Rachel Grimes: Suite of Airs
Rachel Grimes, conductor and piano; Scott Moore, violin; Christian Frederickson, viola; Jacob Duncan, tenor Saxophone
Classical 90.5, Performance Studio of Louisville Public Media, Louisville, KY
Igor Stravinsky: Firebird Suite
Lakes Area Music Festival Orchestra; Andrew Altenbach, conductor
Lakes Area Music Festival, Tornstrom Auditorium, Brainerd, MN
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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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