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From the Top plays host to a very special guest this week, Pulitzer Prize winning composer John Harbison.
You’ll hear the first movement of Harbison’s String Quartet No. 1 performed by a student ensemble, and you’ll also hear fabulous performances of Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky and Bach.
Performers and Repertoire:
Trio Allegro (pianist Steven Songtao Zhou, 16; cellist Sei-Gyung Kim, 16; violinist Dort Agustin Bigg, 17) from the Levine School in Washington, DC, performs Piano Trio in C Minor by Felix Mendelssohn
Cellist Eugene Lifchitz, 12, from San Jose, CA, performs Pezzo Capriecioso Op. 62 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Pianist Christopher O’Riley performs A Little Gigue by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The New England Conservatory Preparatory School Quartet (violinists Heather Wittels and Ashley Liberty; cellist Clara Kennedy; and violist Catherine McCurry) ages 17-18, from the Boston area, performs String Quartet No. 1, 1st mvt. by John Harbison
Pianist Joshua Feldman, 11, from New Hyde Park, NY, performs Organ Prelude in G Minor by Johann Sebastian Bach
Cellist Eugene Lifchitz performs Cello Sonata, 2nd mvt. by John Harbison
Release Dates
- Monday, October 22, 2001
- Monday, June 4, 2001
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