Poster Dame Mitsuko Uchida, pianist and conductor
Dame Mitsuko Uchida, pianist and conductor
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Performance Today®

Mitsuko Uchida

At a recent concert with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, pianist Mitsuko Uchida walked onstage to a cheering audience. She sat down at the piano, made a funny face, and promptly walked offstage. On this episode of Performance Today, hear the story... and the music that Mitsuko Uchida played upon returning to the stage.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Robert Schumann: Davidsbundlertanze, Op. 6 No 17
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
Schumann: Davidsbundlertanze, Fantasie
Decca 4782280

Francois Couperin: Sicilienne
Trio Settecento: Rachel Barton Pine, baroque violin; John Mark Rozendaal, viola da gamba; David Schrader, harpsichord
Spivey Hall, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA

Ferdinand David: Caprice in C minor, from Six Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 9
Sean Lee, violin
Music@Menlo, The Center for Performing Arts at Menlo-Atherton, Atherton, CA

Robert Schumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54
Mitsuko Uchida, piano; Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA

Hour 2

Philip Glass: String Quartet No. 3, I. 1957: Award Montage
Modern Mandolin Quartet
Americana
Sono Luminus DSL-92157

Johannes Brahms: Horn Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 40
Radovan Vlatkovic, horn; Juho Pohjonen, piano; Paul Huang, violin
Music@Menlo, The Center for Performing Arts at Menlo-Atherton, Atherton, CA

John Adams: Doctor Atomic Symphony: Movement 3. Trinity
Houston Symphony; Andres Orozco-Estrada, conductor
Houston Symphony, Jones Hall, Houston, TX

Philip Glass: Partita for Solo Violin: Movement 1 Opening
Tim Fain, violin
PT in-studio performance, Atrium Studio, Minnesota Public Radio, St. Paul, MN

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