David Baker was a legendary trombonist until his jaw was injured in a car accident. After that, he learned to play the cello and immersed himself in composing and teaching. David Baker's story, plus we'll hear from his piano trio Roots II, on this episode of Performance Today.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Peter Tchaikovsky: Snowflake Waltz
Houston Symphony; Sergiu Comissiona, conductor
Tchaikovsky Waltzes
ProArte 251
Franz Schubert: Introduction & Variations on "Trockne Blumen" for Flute and Piano
Demarre McGill, flute; Joyce Yang, piano
Seattle Chamber Music Society, Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA
Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Allison Toltz from Montreal, Canada
John Adams: Doctor Atomic Symphony: Movement 3
Houston Symphony; Andres Orozco-Estrada, conductor
Houston Symphony, Jones Hall, Houston, TX
Hour 2
Benjamin Britten: Suite for Violin and Piano, Op. 6: Movement 4 Lullaby
Angelo Xiang Yu, violin; Gloria Chien, piano
Music@Menlo Live
Music@Menlo NA
Giuseppe Tartini: Sonata in G minor, Devil's Trill
Adam Barnett-Hart, violin; Keith Robinson, cello; Hyeyeon Park, harpsichord
Music@Menlo, The Center for Performing Arts at Menlo-Atherton, Atherton, CA
Antonin Dvorak: Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": Movement 4
The Classical Tahoe Orchestra; Joel Revzen, conductor
Classical Tahoe, The Pavilion, Incline Village, NV
David Baker: Roots II: Movements 3-5
Eliot Heaton, violin; Max Geissler, cello; Michelle Cann, piano
Geneva Music Festival, Froelich Hall, Gearan Center for the Performing Arts, Hobart & William Smith College, Geneva, NY
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