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October 6, 2011
Conrad Tao's Big Recital
It was the opportunity of a lifetime, but it was also something a seasoned veteran might have to think twice about before agreeing to. Pianist Conrad Tao is seasoned, but he's also only 17. Still, when the call went out for a last-minute substitute for an ailing pianist, Tao jumped at the chance to give a solo recital on one day's notice. In today's show, Tao's talks about his last-minute solo recital in Fort Worth. And we'll hear from the performance that had Texas critics raving.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Courante and Minuet from Partita No. 4 in D
Jeffrey Kahane, piano
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Pietro Mascagni
Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana
The Russian National Orchestra, Omer Meir Wellber, conductor
Festival del Sole, Napa Valley, California
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The Art of Practice, with Jeffrey Kahane
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto in C Minor, K. 491
Jeffrey Kahane, piano and conductor, the New York Philharmonic
Avery Fisher Hall, New York City
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Igor Stravinsky
Ave Maria
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers, director
Three Choirs Festival, Worcester, England
hour 2
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Edmund Rubbra
A Tribute, Op. 56
The BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox, conductor
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George Frideric Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 3 for Flute, Violin, and Strings, Op. 3, HWV 314
REBEL Ensemble
International Handel Festival, Gottingen, Germany
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 (Appassionata)
Conrad Tao, piano
Bass Performance Hall, Fort Worth, Texas
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Sergei Rachmaninoff
Prelude in G-sharp Minor, Op. 32, No. 12
Conrad Tao, piano
Bass Performance Hall, Fort Worth, Texas
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Maurice Ravel
Alborada del Gracioso
The BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Thomas Sondergard, conductor
St. David's, Hall, Cardiff, Wales
