Gil Shaham first played Prokofiev's second violin concerto when he was thirteen. 35 years later, he's still playing it. He says "Every note is perfectly placed, and surprising at the same time. It's a miracle of a piece." On this episode of Performance Today, we take you to a concert at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles to hear Gil Shaham and the LA Phil play Prokofiev's "miracle."
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Franz Schubert: German Dance, D 783, No 10 ; Landler D 790, No. 3; Moment Musical D 780, No. 3
Gil Shaham, violin; Goran Sollscher, guitar
Schubert for Two
DG 471 568
Jeno Hubay: Fantasie Brillante, Op. 3 No. 3 based on themes from Bizet's Carmen
Livia Sohn, violin; Pedja Muzijevic, piano
Chamber Music Series at Spoleto Festival USA, Dock Street Theater, Charleston, SC
Kevin McKee: Vuelta del Fuego
Micah Wilkinson, trumpet; Stephen Cook, trumpet; Eric Reed, horn; John Kitzman, trombone; Justin Benavidez, tuba
Round Top Festival Institute, Festival Concert Hall, Round Top, TX
Sergei Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2
Gil Shaham, violin; Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA
Hour 2
Johannes Brahms: Intermezzo No. 1, Op. 119
Orli Shaham, piano
Brahms Inspired
Canary 15
Barbara Kolb: Umbrian Colors
Jordan Dodson, guitar; Nadir Khashimov, violin
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, MN
Frederic Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor Op. 21
Orli Shaham, piano; Aspen Chamber Symphony; David Robertson, conductor
Aspen Chamber Music Festival and School, Benedict Music Tent, Aspen, CO
Andre Previn: Trio for Oboe, Bassoon, & Piano
National Music Festival Chamber Players
National Music Festival, Decker Theater, Gibson Center for the Performing Arts, Washington College, Chestertown, MD
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