Poster Orin O'Brien
Double bassist Orin O'Brien
Fred Child
Performance Today®

Orin O'Brien: memories of Bernstein

In 1966, Orin O'Brien was the first woman to join the New York Philharmonic. She was hired by Leonard Bernstein. Orin O'Brien reflects back on a mentor and musical icon, Leonard Bernstein, on Monday's Performance Today. Garrett McQueen guest hosts.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Josef Suk: Summer Impressions: At Noon
Margaret Fingerhut, piano
Suk: Piano Works
Chandos 9026

Cesar Cui: Selelctions from Miniatures, Op. 20
Marcia Henry Liebenow, violin; Melissa Loehnig Simons, piano
Red Lodge Music Festival, Red Lodge Civic Center, Red Lodge MT

Marco Pereira: Bate-Coxa
Brasil Guitar Duo
Americas Society, Americas Society, New York, NY

Josef Suk: Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 27 ('Asrael'): Movements 4-5
RTE National Symphony Orchestra; Case Scaglione, conductor
National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland

Hour 2

Mikis Theodorakis: One day in May
Sharon Isbin, guitar
Dreams of a World
Teldec 25736

Robert Schumann (trans. by Franz Liszt): Widmung (Dedication)
Lise de la Salle, piano
from a concert with Minnesota Orchestra, Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, MN

Luigi Boccherini: Guitar Quintet No. 4 in Dmajor, G.44 "Fandango"
Pacifica String Quartet with Sharon Isbin, Guitar
San Antonio Chamber Music Society, Temple Beth-El in San Antonio, Texas

Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 4: Movement 3
Reri Grist, soprano; New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
Mahler - Symphony No. 4 - Bernstein
Sony 42197

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