NPR’s From the Top with Host Christopher O’Riley: College Park, Maryland / 232

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We’re at Dekelboum Concert Hall at the University of Maryland in College Park this week, where a young bassoonist plays the music of Alexandre Tansman and shares an inspiring story about determination, and a young pianist reminds us what it feels like to practice music when you’re only five. You’ll also meet a spectacular piano trio from the Juilliard Pre-College Division and hear a 17-year-old play Baroque music on an authentic Baroque violin.

Performers & Repertoire

• Kimberly Hou, 16, piano

  IV. Fuga: Allegro con spirito from Sonata by Samuel Barber
• Brian Hong, 17, violin

  Sonata No. 4 by Marco Uccellini accompanied by Christopher O’Riley on harpsichord
• Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist John Williams, 16, guitar

  II. Valseana & III. Preludio e toccatina from “Aquarelle” by Sérgio Assad
• Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Sandra Bailey, 16, bassoon

  I. Allegro con moto from Sonatine by Alexandre Tansman
• Juilliard Pre-College Division Piano Trio | Dawn Wang, 17, violin; Xinchi Wang, 17, cello; and Conrad Tao, 16, piano/composition

  "Eventide" by Conrad Tao

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• Monday, May 30, 2011

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