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May 18, 2011
Welcome Houston
This week, we welcome all our new listeners in Houston. PT is now being carried by KUHA in Houston. In today's show, we'll feature great performances by Hans Graf and the Houston Symphony and Da Camera of Houston, representing just a part of the vibrant arts scene in the nation's fourth-largest city.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Peter Tchaikovsky
Gopak, from Mazeppa
The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Kurt Masur, conductor
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Marco Uccellini
La Bergamasca
La Ciaccona
Church of St. Germain, Geneva, Switzerland
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The Piano Puzzler
This week's contestant is Nancy Heel from Montezuma, Georgia
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622
Kari Kriikku, clarinet, the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Giovanni Antonini, conductor
Gewandhaus, Leipzig, Germany
hour 2
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Antonin Dvorak
Slavonic Dance No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 46, No. 2
The Houston Symphony, Sergiu Comissiona, conductor
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Claude Debussy
Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Da Camera of Houston, Gregory Vajda, conductor
Wortham Theater Center, Houston
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Frederic Chopin
Ballade in A-flat, Op. 47, and Waltz in D flat, Op. 70, No. 3
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
Royal Castle, Warsaw, Poland
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Sergei Prokofiev
Overture on Hebrew Themes, Op. 34
The Houston Symphony, Hans Graf, conductor
Jones Hall, Houston
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Max Bruch
Kol Nidrei, Op. 47
Brinton Averil Smith, cello, the Houston Symphony, Hans Graf, conductor
Jones Hall, Houston
