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Weekend of May 30, 2009
Van Cliburn Competition
The field of competitors in the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition is down to 12. We'll hear outstanding performances by two of them, Di Wu of China (pictured), and Nobuyuki Tsujii of Japan. We'll be covering the results of the competition as they unfold. The semi-final round of the competition is underway, and the finals begin on June 3. PT host Fred Child will be emceeing the awards ceremony on June 7.
Today's Playlist
hour 1
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John Williams
"Devil's Dance"
Violinist Gil Shaham and pianist Jonathan Feldman
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Maurice Ravel
"The Valley of Bells," from "Mirrors"
Pianist Di Wu
Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, Fort Worth, Texas
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Franz Liszt
Paganini Etude No. 3 ("The Little Bell")
Pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii
Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, Fort Worth, Texas
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"The Piano Puzzler"
This week's contestant is Chris Smallwood from Louisville, Kentucky.
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Edward Elgar
Allegro from Violin Concerto in B Minor, Op. 61
Violinist Gil Shaham with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor David Zinman
Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany
hour 2
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Carl Maria von Weber
"Leise, Leise, fromme Weise," from "Der Freischutz"
Clarinetist Sabine Meyer with the Zurich Opera Orchestra and conductor Franz Welser-Most
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Jan Dismas Zelenka
"Hypochondria," ZWV 187
The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment with conductor and violinist Rachel Podger
International Chamber Orchestra Festival, Eden Prairie, Minnesota
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Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 ("From the New World")
The Cleveland Orchestra with conductor Franz Welser-Most
Arsht Center, Miami
