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October 25, 2012

Overcoming Adversity

Two superb young violinists are in today's show. Hilary Hahn rose to stardom when she was just a teen-ager. Now in her early 30s, she made the sometimes uneasy transition from child phenom to adult star. She joins us today, along with pianist Orion Weiss, from the WQXR studios in New York. And we'll hear Augustin Hadelich in concert in Seattle. He made an arduous comeback to the violin after suffering devastating burns over 60% of his body.

Today's Playlist

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hour 1

  • Johann Sebastian Bach
    Concerto in D Minor for Two Violins, Strings, and Continuo, BWV 1043
    Hilary Hahn and Margaret Batjer, violins, the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
    Herbert Zipper Concert Hall, Los Angeles
  • Goran Frost
    Klezmer Dances
    Martin Frost, clarinet, the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, Per Kristian Skalstad, leader
    Ojai Music Festival, Ojai, California
  • Perfchat with Hilary Hahn and Orion Weiss
  • Bela Bartok
    Romanian Folk Dances, BB 68
    Hilary Hahn, violin, Orion Weiss, piano
    WQXR Studio, New York City
  • Johannes Brahms
    Hungarian Dances Nos. 10, 11, and 20
    Hilary Hahn, violin, Orion Weiss, piano
    WQXR Studio, New York City
  • Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ich bin vergnugt in meinem Leiden (I am Happy in my Suffering), from Cantata No. 58, BWV 58
    Hilary Hahn, violin, Christine Schafer, soprano, the Munich Chamber Orchestra, Alexander Liebreich, conductor
  • Frank Bridge
    There is a Willow Grows Aslant a Brook
    The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Oliver Knussen, conductor
    Ordway Center, St. Paul
  • Alexander Scriabin (arranged by Oliver Knussen)
    Excerpts from Scriabin Settings for Chamber Orchestra
    The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Oliver Knussen, conductor
    Ordway Center, St. Paul

hour 2

  • Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Prelude in D, Op. 23, No. 4
    Barry Douglas, piano
  • Franz Schubert
    Trio in B-flat for Violin, Viola and Cello, D. 471
    Augustin Hadelich, violin, Richard O'Neill, viola, Godfried Hoogeveen, cello
    The Seattle Chamber Music Society, Seattle
  • Edward Elgar
    Serenade in E Minor for Strings, Op. 20
    The Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Konstantin Lifschitz, conductor
    Weilburg Castle, Weilburg, Germany
  • Frederic Chopin
    Nocturne in E-flat, Op. 55, No. 2
    Barry Douglas, piano
    Parish Church, Santa Cristina d'Aro, Spain
  • John Field
    Nocturne No. 1 in E-flat and Nocturne No. 5 in B-flat
    Barry Douglas, piano
    Parish Church, Santa Cristina d'Aro, Spain
  • Traditional Irish
    My Lagan Love
    Barry Douglas, piano
    Parish Church, Santa Cristina d'Aro, Spain
  • Claude Debussy
    Danse, Tarantelle Styrienne, L. 69
    The Bellingham Festival Orchestra, Michael Palmer, conductor
    Bellingham Festival of Music, Bellingham, Washington
  • Igor Stravinsky
    Tarantella from Pulcinella
    Matt Haimovitz, cello, Christopher O'Riley, piano
    Redpath Hall, Montreal, Quebec
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