Poster Buffalo Philharmonic at Kleinhans Music Hall
Buffalo Philharmonic at Kleinhans Music Hall
Photo: Michelle Day
Performance Today®

The energy of an audience

Conductor JoAnn Falletta says that audiences don't realize how much the performers rely on their energy. On today's show, hear JoAnn Falletta, pianist Juho Pohjonen, the Buffalo Philharmonic, and a GREAT audience in Buffalo, New York.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Peter Tchaikovsky (arr. Walter Wollenweber): Nocturne
Sol Gabetta, cello; Munich Radio Orchestra; Ari Rasilainen, conductor
Sol Gabetta plays Tchaikovsky, Saint-Saens and Ginastera
RCA 675951

Jean-Baptiste Singelee: Premier Quatuor, Op. 53: 5. Allegretto
Washington Saxophone Quartet
Wolf Trap Foundation, The Barns at Wolf Trap, Vienna, VA

Peter Tchaikovsky: Trio for violin, cello and piano in A minor, Op. 50: 2. Theme and Variations
Andrew Wan, violin; Julie Albers, cello; Adam Neiman, piano
Seattle Chamber Music Society, Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA

Alberto Ginastera: Dances from the ballet Estancia, Op. 8
New York Philharmonic; David Robertson, conductor
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York City, NY

Hour 2

Domenico Scarlatti: Keyboard Sonata K475 in E flat Major, Allegrissimo
Andras Schiff, piano
Scarlatti Keyboard Sonatas
London 421422

Domenico Scarlatti / Gabriel Pierne: Three Pieces: Presto giocoso, Andante, Scherzo
Italian Saxophone Quartet
Beaches Fine Arts Series, St. Paul's by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, Jacksonville, FL

Edvard Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16
Juho Pohjonen, piano; The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY

Francois Dompierre: Pavane
New Orford Quartet
Flagler Museum Music Series, Henry Morrison Flagler Museum, Palm Beach, FL

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