Poster Pianist Charlie Albright
Pianist Charlie Albright
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Charlie Albright was a Young Artist in Residence here on Performance Today back in 2011. On today's show, we'll take you to a concert in Rockport, Massachusetts, to hear Charlie Albright give a jaw-dropping performance of "Variations" by Nikolai Kapustin.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Gian-Carlo Menotti: Ricercare on a Theme from ''The Old Maid and the Thief"
Charlie Albright, piano
Vivace
CAPC Music 884501469760

Shawn Conley: Yann's Flight
Sybarite5
Chamber Music Societ of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud at Atonement Lutheran Church, St. Cloud, MN

Nikolai Kapustin: Variations Op. 41
Charlie Albright, piano
Rockport Music, Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport, MA

Modest Mussorgsky (arr. Maurice Ravel): Pictures at an Exhibition (excerpts)
Los Angeles Philharmonic; James Conlon, conductor
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA

Hour 2

Alexander Scriabin: Two Etudes: C-sharp minor, F-sharp minor
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
Alexander Scriabin - The Complete Etudes
Bridge 9287

Marco Uccellini: Sonata No. 18 for Two Violins from Sonatas, Correnti, and Arias, Op. 4
Adam Barnett-Hart, Arnaud Sussmann, violins; Dmitri Atapine, cello; Gloria Chien, harpsichord
Music@Menlo, The Center for Performing Arts at Menlo-Atherton, Atherton, CA

Manuel Ponce (arr. Jascha Heifetz, Bion Tsang): Estrellita for Cello and Piano (encore)
Bion Tsang, cello; Adam Neiman, piano
Foundation for Chinese Performing Arts, Jordan Hall, Boston, MA

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat major, K. 271 "Jeunehomme"
Garrick Ohlsson, piano; Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra; Donald Runnicles, conductor
Grand Teton Music Festival, Walk Festival Hall, Jackson Hole, WY

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