Poster Pianist Rodolfo Leone
Pianist Rodolfo Leone
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Performance Today®

Rodolfo Leone

When Rodolfo Leone learns a new piece, his approach is to commit the music to memory... before he even plays it on the piano. On today's show, join us for music and conversation with pianist Rodolfo Leone, one of the inspiring Young Artists in Residence that we've featured on Performance Today in this past year.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Strings and Continuo in G Major
Israel Chamber Orchestra
Vivaldi Collection: String Symphonies, Vol.III
Music Masters 67096

Ludwig Beethoven: 32 Variations in C Minor, WoO 80
Rodolfo Leone, piano
Young Artist in Residence Series, Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, MN

Antonio Vivaldi: Four Seasons: Winter
Buffalo Philharmonic; Dennis Kim, violin and conductor
The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY

Frederic Chopin: Polonaise-Fantasie, Op. 61
Rodolfo Leone, piano
Young Artist in Residence Series, Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, MN

Hour 2

Ethel Smyth: Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello in D Minor: III. Scherzo. Presto con brio
Chagall Trio: Lorenzo Nguyen. piano; Edoard Grieco, violin; Francesco Massimo, cello
The Impressions That Remain
Meridian NA

Ethel Smyth: The Wreckers
ROCO; Brett Mitchell, conductor
ROCO, St. John the Divine Church, Houston, TX

Sergei Prokofiev: Sonata for Cello and Piano in C Major Op. 119.
Viktor Uzur, cello; Guigla Katsarava, piano
Allred Theater, Weber State University, Ogden, UT

Antonio Vivaldi: Non ti lusinghi la crudeltade from Tito Manlio, RV 738
Anthony Roth Costanzo, countertenor; James Austin Smith, oboe; Christopher Costanza, cello; Pedja Muzijevic, harpsichord
The Bank of America Chamber Music Series, Spoleto Festival USA, Dock Street Theater, Charleston, SC

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