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February 15, 2012
The Sphinx Competition
Last weekend, the 2012 Sphinx Competition was held in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The competition is held every year, and is open to young African-American and Latino string players. We'll hear from this year's winner, 18-year-old cellist Gabriel Cabezas. He played the Elgar Cello Concerto in his winning performance on Sunday.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Robert Fuchs
Excerpt from Fantasy Pieces, Op. 74
Arnold Steinhardt, violin, Victor Steinhardt, piano
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul
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Robert Fuchs
Morning Song, from Memories of Childhood, Op. 32
Daniel Blumenthal, piano
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Francois Couperin
Air and Gavotte
Trio Settecento
Sheldon Museum of Art, Lincoln, Nebraska
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The Piano Puzzler
This week's contestant is Steve Hoog from New Orleans
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Robert Fuchs
Symphony No. 1 in C, Op. 37
The West German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Karl-Heinz Steffens, conductor
Philharmonie, Cologne, Germany
hour 2
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Anatoly Liadov
Polonaise, Op. 55
The Mexico City Philharmonic, Enrique Batiz, conductor
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Eric Whitacre
Three Songs of Faith
The Eric Whitacre Singers, Eric Whitacre, conductor
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Edward Elgar
Fourth movement from Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85
Gabriel Cabezas, cello, the Sphinx Symphony Orchestra, Michael Morgan, conductor
The Sphinx Competition, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Osvaldo Golijov
ZZ's Dream
Pedja Muzijevic, piano
Spoleto Festival USA, Charleston, South Carolina
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Anatoly Liadov
The Enchanted Lake, Op. 62
The Spanish Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko, conductor
Monumental Theatre, Madrid, Spain
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Charles Lisberg
The Spinning Wheel
Olga Kern, piano
Halton Theater, Charlotte, North Carolina
