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This week’s From the Top covers the whole range of teenage triumph and foible. We meet a 17-year-old percussionist who dreams of a future in organ research and a 13-year-old violinist who bravely defies pop culture. There’s also a young bassoonist whose parents can’t do anything to get him to do the dishes, and a 17-year-old pianist takes roving reporter Hayley Goldbach out for Chinese food and receives a masterclass in accompaniment from host Christopher O’Riley.
Performers and Repertoire:
Neil VasanBassoonist Aaron Apaza, 18, of Rapid City, SD, performs Concerto in E Minor; 1st mvt. by Antonio Vivaldi
Pianist Robert Kwok, 17, of Lafayette, CA, performs Alborado del Grazioso by Maurice Ravel
Euphonium player Michael Brown, 17, of Knoxville, TN, performs Rondo by Antonio Capuzzi
Host Christopher O’Riley performs Suite in E by Jean-Philippe Rameau
Violinist Lydia Hong, 13, of Northbrook, IL, performs Carmen Fantasie by Georges Bizet
Percussionist Neil Vasan, 17, from Vienna, WV, performs Concertino for Marimba and Orchestra, 1st mvt.
Performers & Repertoire
- Concertino for Marimba and Orchestra, 1st mvt.
Release Dates
- Monday, April 9, 2001
- Monday, January 8, 2001
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