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February 10, 2011
The Future of Classical Music
There's plenty of gloomy talk these days about the impending death of classical music. Nay-sayers point to dwindling audiences and orchestra balance sheets awash in red ink. After today's show, you won't be able to reach any conclusion except one: the future of classical music is in very good hands. We're featuring some of the best young musicians in the world. Teen-age classical musicians in concert, including the World Youth Symphony Orchestra from the Interlochen Arts Camp.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Paul Schoenfield
Samba and Tin Pan Alley, from Four Souvenirs for Violin and Piano
Caroline Goulding, violin, Christopher O'Riley, piano
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Sergei Rachmaninoff
Prelude in G-sharp Minor, Op. 32, No. 12
Conrad Tao, piano
Wellspring Theater, Kalamazoo, Michigan
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Dmitri Shostakovich
Finale from Cello Sonata in D Minor, Op. 40
Allan Steele, cello, Christopher O'Riley, piano
Englert Theater, Iowa City, Iowa
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
First movement from Violin Concerto No. 5 in A, K. 219
Alexandra Switala, violin, the Sphinx Symphony Orchestra, Michael Morgan, conductor
Sphinx Competition, Detroit
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Ottorino Respighi
The Pines of Rome
The World Youth Symphony Orchestra, Jung-Ho Pak, conductor
Interlochen Arts Camp, Interlochen, Michigan
hour 2
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John Adams
"Short Ride in a Fast Machine"
The City of Birmingham Symphony with conductor Simon Rattle
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Joseph Haydn
Finale from String Quartet in B-flat, Op. 50, No.1
The Doric String Quartet
Wigmore Hall, London, England
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Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 3 in F, Op. 90
The Berlin Philharmonic with conductor Simon Rattle
Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany
