The members of an ensemble called A Far Cry are strong believers in musical democracy. They rotate leadership roles among all of the players; those personalities make their concerts refreshing and unexpected and vibrant. On today's show, hear A Far Cry play music by Philip Glass, from a concert in Rockport, Massachusetts.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Giuseppe Verdi: La Traviata: Prelude to Act I
London Symphony Orchestra; Carlo Rizzi, conductor
Ultimate Overtures
Erato 94809
Sergei Prokofiev: Symphony No. 6: Movement 1
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Xian Zhang, conductor
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA
Philip Glass: Symphony No. 3
A Far Cry
Rockport Music, Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport, MA
Giuseppe Verdi: Prelude to Act III of La Traviata
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Ordway Concert Hall, Minneapolis, MN
Hour 2
Franz Liszt: 28 Grandes etudes de Paganini, S. 141: No. 3 in G-Sharp Minor "La campanella"
Yekwon Sunwoo, piano
Crossing Spheres: Works by Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt, and Tchaikovsiy
Genuin 17475
Courtney Bryan: Blooming
Imani Winds
UChicago Presents, Performance Hall, Logan Center for the Arts, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Johann Sebastian Bach: Violin Concerto in E major BWV 1042
Hilary Hahn, violin; Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; Gemma New, conductor
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Royce Hall, Westwood, CA
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109
Yekwon Sunwoo, piano
Strings Music Festival, Strings Pavilion, Steamboat Springs, CO
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