NPR’s From the Top: La Jolla, CA / Show 371
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From La Jolla, California, this week’s From the Top features renowned violinist and social justice advocate Vijay Gupta as guest host. Along with co-host Michelle Cann, they’ll introduce us to the incredible San Diego Youth Symphony Chamber Orchestra, a young cellist who shares how studying the cello has helped him stand up for what he believes in, and a pianist who was a prize winner in Russia’s famous Tchaikovsky Competition.
Guests
- Guest Host: Vijay Gupta
Vijay Gupta is a violinist, speaker and advocate for artistic voices in social issues. - Pianist: Michelle Cann
Concert pianist and From the Top alumna Michelle Cann is a young artist with a deep musical commitment to performing a wide range of repertoire throughout the US and to bringing the arts to local communities.
Performers & Repertoire
- IX. Scherzo: Presto assai e molto leggiero from The Comedians, Op. 26 by Dmitry Kabalevsky (1904-1987) with conductor Jeff Edmons
- II. Romance. Larghetto from Piano Concerto No.1, Op.11 by Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) with conductor Jeff Edmons
- Primavera Porteña from "The 4 Seasons of Buenos Aires" by Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
- II. Très vif from the Sonata for Violin and Cello by Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
- Andante Pastoral et Scherzettino by Paul Taffanel (1844-1908), with Michelle Cann, piano
- I. Allegro pesante from the Sonata for Tuba and Piano by Paul Hindemith (1895-1963), with Michelle Cann, piano
Release Dates
- Monday, June 17, 2019
- Monday, December 23, 2019
- Monday, June 15, 2020
- Monday, December 28, 2020
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The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
