Not many pieces can match the romantic drama and sheer virtuosity of Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1. On this episode of Performance Today, hear a thrilling concert performance by pianist Sergio Tiempo and the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Erich Korngold: Suite for Piano Left Hand, Two Violins, and Cello, Op. 23: Movement 4
Wu Qian, piano; Sean Lee violin; Danbi Um, violin; Mihai Marica, cello
CMSLC and University of Georgia Performing Arts Center, Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall, Athens, GA
Richard Wagner: Siegfried Idyll
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Marek Janowski, conductor
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Music Hall, Cincinnati, OH
Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Stacy Fahrion from Denver, CO.
Peter Tchaikovsky: Souvenir d'un lie cher, Op 42
Kyoko Takezawa, violin; Wu Qian, piano
Music@Menlo, The Center for Performing Arts at Menlo-Atherton, Atherton, CA
Hour 2
Darius Milhaud: Scaramouche for Two Pianos, Op. 1: Movement 2 Vif
Sergio Tiempo, piano; Karin Lechner, piano
Duo Lechner Tiempo: La Belle Epoque
Avanticlassic 10312
Traditional (arr. Pablo Casals): Song of the Birds
Heifetz International Music Institute: Noemie Raymond-Friset, cello; Stefan Petrov, piano
U of MD Baltimore County (UMBC) Fine and Performing Arts Department, Linehan Concert Hall, UMBC, Baltimore, MD
Peter Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
Sergio Tiempo, piano; Los Angeles Philharmonic; Xian Zhang, conductor
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA
Pete Seeger (arr. Adam Ward): Where have all the flowers gone?
Chanticleer; William Fred Scott, conductor
Spivey Hall, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA
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