Boston, MA / 46
About
On this edition of From the Top, from New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall in Boston, you’ll meet a piano quintet that includes two Fischoff Competition winners.
You’ll also meet a quartet of From the Top alumni that includes a commuting pianist who flies to Chicago from Virginia every month for rehearsals thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor. Plus, Roving Reporter Hayley Goldbach plays piano with “Music Minus One.”
Performers and repertoire:
The Favrile Quartet (violist Lauren Chipman, 17, from Lake Forest, IL; pianist Christopher Falzone, 15, from Richmond, VA; cellist Deanna Talens, 18, from Appleton WI; and violinist Russ Stewart, 17, from Middleton, WI) performs Piano Quartet No. 1, Op. 25 by Johannes Brahms
Pianists David Allakhverdov, 18, and Weiyin Chen, 17, from New York, NY, perform Variations on a Theme by Paganini by Witold Lutoslawski
Bassoonist Thomas Fleming,16, from Winston-Salem, NC, performs Bassoon Concerto in A Minor, 1st mvt. by Antonio Vivaldi
Host Christopher O’Riley performs Mazurka by Frédéric Chopin
Clarinetist Rachel Easterwood,16, from Anniston, AL, performs Concerto No. 1 for Clarinet, Op. 73, 3rd mvt. by Carl Maria von Weber
The Versaille Quintet (violist Rosie Armbrust, 17, from Wayne, IL; cellist Anna Burden, 16, from Lake Bluff, IL; violinist Eunice Keem, 17, from Northfield, IL; violinist Karen Kim, 17, from LaCrosse WI; and pianist Stephanie Nilles, 17, from Wheaton, IL) performs Quintet in G minor, Op. 57, Scherzo by Dmitri Shostakovich
Release Dates
- Monday, November 5, 2001
- Monday, June 11, 2001
Release date is when this show is released to NPR stations, here on our website, and to our podcast. Shows are released on a weekly basis; please check your local NPR station listing for the actual airtime in your market. If you'd like, you can visit NPR's "Find Stations" page to look for your station.
