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March 15, 2011

Gil Shaham, from Practice Room to Concert Hall

Today, we continue our series on how musicians practice. PT host Fred Child interviews violinist Gil Shaham, who describes himself as undisciplined about his daily practice routine. Somehow, the lack of discipline hasn't hampered Shaham, who remains one of the world's greatest violinists. He performs the Khachaturian Violin Concerto with the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Today's Playlist

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hour 1

  • Nicolo Paganini
    Sei Sonata No. 6, M.S. 27, Op. 03
    Gil Shaham, violin, Goran Sollscher, guitar
  • Anonymous
    I Went out on a Summer Day
    Klezmer Zahav
    Koncerthus, Odense, Denmark
  • Carlos Gardel
    Por Una Cabeza
    Cuarteto Latinoamericano
    Strings Music Festival, Steamboat Springs, Colorado
  • The Art of Practicing, with Gil Shaham
  • Aram Khachaturian
    Violin Concerto in D Minor
    Gil Shaham, violin, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Stephane Deneve, conductor
    Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles

hour 2

  • Lennox Berkeley
    Second movement from Symphony No. 1
    The BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox, conductor
  • Alberto Ginastera
    Three Argentinian Dances, Op. 2
    Sergio Tiempo, piano
    Chopin and his Europe International Music Festival, Warsaw, Poland
  • Johann Sebastian Bach
    Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G, BWV 1048
    Musicians from the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
    Alice Tully Hall, New York City
  • Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
    Llyr Williams, piano, the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Andrew Litton, conductor
    St. David's Hall, Cardiff, Wales
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