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May 25, 2012
Two Young Stars
Today we're featuring two amazing young pianists whose stars are rising. Conrad Tao is 17, still finishing his studies at the Juilliard School in New York. Earlier this week, Tao won a prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant. We'll hear him in recital in Florida. Yuja Wang is 25, and has been delivering jaw-dropping performances ever since she appeared on the international scene about a decade ago. We'll hear her in concert in San Francisco, playing Ravel's Concerto for the Left Hand.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Maurice Ravel
Oiseaux Tristes (Sad Birds)
Marius Van Paassen, piano
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Franz Liszt
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 in D, S. 359, R. 441
Conrad Tao, piano
San Pablo Catholic Church, Marathon, Florida
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Sergei Rachmaninoff
Prelude No. 12 in G-sharp Minor, Op. 32
Conrad Tao, piano
San Pablo Catholic Church, Marathon, Florida
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Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
Sinfonia in F, FK. 67
The Zurich Chamber Orchestra, Roger Norrington, conductor
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival, Rostock, Germany
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Maurice Ravel
Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
Yuja Wang, piano, the San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco
hour 2
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Sergei Prokofiev
Folk Dance from Romeo and Juliet
The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Jarvi, conductor
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Bedrich Smetana
String Quartet No. 1 in E Minor (From My Life)
The Pavel Haas Quartet
Carnegie Hall, New York City
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Philip Glass
Third movement from Concerto Fantasy for Two Timpanists and Orchestra
Patrick Schleker and Richard Jensen, timpani, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Julian Kuerti, conductor
Cincinnati Music Hall, Cincinnati
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Philip Glass
Etude No. 3 for Piano
Bruce Brubaker, piano
Gilmore International Keyboard Festival, Kalamazoo, Michigan
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Christoph Willibald Gluck
Dance of the Blessed Spirits, from Orpheus and Eurydice
Sergey Ostrovsky, violin, the Orchestra of the Suisse Romande, Hugh Wolff, conductor
Victoria Hall, Geneva, Switzerland
