Drew Petersen is the 2017 winner of the American Pianists Award. He is currently pursuing his Masters in Music degree at Juilliard with Robert McDonald, and is a recipient of the prestigious Kovner Fellowship. On Monday's Performance Today, Petersen joins host Fred Child for music and conversation in the Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio in St. Paul, MN.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Toccata Marziale
Eastman Wind Ensemble; Donald Hunsberger, conductor
Eastman Wind Ensemble: Husa, Copland, Vaughan Williams
Sony 44916
Claude Debussy: Prelude "La Cathedrale Engloutie"
Andrew Staupe, piano
Wildwood Academy of Music and the Arts (WAMA), Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Little Rock, AR
George Gershwin: Lullaby
Min-Young Kim, violin; J Freivogel, violin; Jessica Thompson, viola; Peter Meyer, cello; Nathan Farrington, bass
Skaneateles Festival, First Presbyterian Church, Skaneateles, NY
Ralph Vaughan Williams: A London Symphony: Movements 2-4
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY
Hour 2
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 4 In C Minor, Op. 18 No. 4: Movement 4
Orion String Quartet
Orion String Quartet: Beethoven String Quartets
Koch 7682
Ludwig van Beethoven: Coriolan Overture in C minor, Op. 62
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA
Maurice Ravel: Sonatine
Drew Petersen, piano
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, MN
Samuel Barber: Fugue from Piano Sonata Op. 26
Drew Petersen, piano
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, MN
Astor Piazzolla: Adios Nonino
Hector del Curto Quintet: Hector Del Curto, bandoneon; Gustavo Casenave, piano; Sami Merdinian, violin; Jisoo Ok, cello; Pedro Giraudo, bass; "Santi" Eugene Curto, clarinet (8 years old)
The Aspen Music Festival and School, Harris Hall, Aspen, CO
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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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