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Weekend of August 13, 2011
The Cleveland Competition
German pianist Alexander Schimpf won the Cleveland International Piano Competition last weekend in Cleveland. The win catapults him into a new arena, with a grand prize of $50,000 and two years of concerts. But he wasn't thinking about that when PT host Fred Child spoke with him shortly after his big win. Schimpf said he was thinking of his family back home in Germany. They listened to his gold-medal performance of Beethoven's Fourth Piano Concerto over the internet a week ago. You can hear it in today's show.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Antonio Vivaldi
First movement from Concerto in C Minor, RV 441
Matthias Maute, alto recorder, Ensemble Rebel
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34
The Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra, Xian Zhang, conductor
Salle Pleyel, Paris, France
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The Piano Puzzler
This week's contestant is Gary Hoffman from Ketchum, Idaho
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Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto in A Minor for Two Violins, Op. 3, No. 8, RV 522
Bella Hristova, violin, Avi Avital, mandolin, and friends
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, New York City
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Andrea Falconieri
Ciaccona a 3
Daniel Hope, violin, and friends
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, New York City
hour 2
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Johannes Brahms
Third movement from Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68
The Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell, conductor
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Franz Schubert
Die Forelle, D. 550 (The Trout)
Tyler Duncan, baritone, Inon Barnatan, piano
Spoleto Festival USA, Charleston, South Carolina
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G, Op. 58
Alexander Schimpf, piano, the Cleveland Orchestra, Christopher Wilkins, conductor
Cleveland International Piano Competition, Cleveland
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Heitor Villa-Lobos
Preludio No. 3 and Estudio No. 10
Odair Assad, guitar
Guitar Alla Grande Festival, Ottawa, Ontario
