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Hannah Lash: In Pursuit of Flying

Hannah Lash knew from a very young age that she wanted to be a composer, but she hadn't yet learned how to read or write music. So, Hannah developed her own system for writing music using triangles, squiggles, and X's; a mishmash of symbols that only meant music to her. On this episode of Performance Today, hear pianist Jeremy Denk and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra premiere "In Pursuit of Flying," by American composer Hannah Lash.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 830: Movement 3 Corrente
Jeremy Denk, piano
Jeremy Denk J.S. Bach
Azica 71262

Hannah Lash: Concerto No. 1 "In Pursuit of Flying" for Piano and Orchestra (World premiere)
Jeremy Denk, piano; The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Teddy Abrams, conductor
Ordway Concert Hall, Saint Paul, MN

Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Dan Larkin from Windsor, CA

Maurice Ravel: Piece en forme de Habanera
Peter Sanders, cello; Adrienne Kim, piano
Central Vermont Chamber Music Festival, Chandler Center for the Arts, Randolph, VT

Hour 2

Sergei Prokofiev: Waltz Suite from Cinderella Op. 110 Movement 4 End of the Fairy Tale
Scottish National Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
Prokofiev
Chandos 8450

Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center ensemble
CMSLC and UGA Performing Arts Center, Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall, University of Georgia Performing Arts Center, Athens, GA

Astor Piazzolla: Zum
Hector del Curto Quintet
The Aspen Music Festival and School, Harris Hall, Aspen, CO

Astor Piazzolla: Michelangelo 70
Hector del Curto Quintet
The Aspen Music Festival and School, Harris Hall, Aspen, CO

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