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Weekend of March 19, 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

  • Alexander Borodin
    Second movement from String Quartet No. 2 in D
    The Takacs Quartet
  • Antonio de Santa Cruz
    Jacaras
    Rolf Lislevand, Baroque guitar
    Ursuline Church, Varazdin, Croatia
  • The Piano Puzzler
    This week's contestant is David Amor from Galesburg, Illinois
  • Alexander Borodin
    Symphony No. 2 in B Minor
    The Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic, Otto Tausk, conductor
    The Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

hour 2

  • 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
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