NPR’s From the Top: Boston, MA / Show 382
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Recorded at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, Massachusetts, this episode is hosted by pianist Peter Dugan. A talented 16 year-old from California plays a fiery Spanish guitar piece by Turina. You’ll also hear a 12-year-old cellist who, in addition to playing music by David Popper, shares a perfectly delightful minuet he wrote himself at the age of 10. And don’t miss the brother and sister violin duo sharing about the joy and warmth of their Costa Rican family!
Guests
- Guest Host: Peter Dugan
Pianist Peter Dugan has appeared as a soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician across North America and abroad. A sought-after crossover artist, Mr. Dugan has performed in duos and trios with artists ranging from Itzhak Perlman and Joshua Bell to Jesse Colin Young and Glenn Close.
Performers & Repertoire
- Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major "Waldstein", Op. 53 by Ludwig van Beethoven
- Gypsy Caprice by Fritz Kreisler
- Sonata for Guitar, Op. 61, III. Allegro vivo – Allegro moderato by Joaquín Turina
Tango en Skaï by Roland Dyens - Concert Polonaise, Op.14 by David Popper
- Il carnevale di Venezia, Op.10 arranged for two violins by Nicolò Paganini
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- Monday, March 2, 2020
- Monday, August 24, 2020
- Monday, September 13, 2021
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