Beethoven, Rocket Science, & Coltrane / Show 425

16-year-old violinist Ayaan Ahmad, 16, from Sharon, Massachusetts and Host Peter Dugan perform Beethoven’s Violin Sonata in D major, Op. 12, No. 1 “Allegro con brio”.

About

A pianist speaks of his passion for rocket science and his work with NASA, a talented teen violinist plays Beethoven and shares how an accident transformed his musicianship, a young composer shares a piece inspired by the loss of a loved one, and a versatile saxophonist plays Coltrane.

Guests

• Host: Peter Dugan
  Peter Dugan's position is sponsored by Susan and Gerald Slavet.

Performers & Repertoire

• Ayaan Ahmad, 16, violin, from Sharon, Massachusetts

  Violin Sonata in D major, Op. 12, No. 1 "Allegro con brio" by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
• Elisa Kain Johnson, 18, composer, from Seattle, Washington

  "Lost Without You" by Elisa Kain Johnson, recorded by the Seattle Symphony
• Qing Ng, 18, violin, from Madison, Wisconsin

  Solo Violin Caprice No. 20 in D Major, Opus 1, No. 20 "Allegretto by Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840)
• Harry Jo, 15, saxophone, from Pleasonton, California

  Naima by John Coltrane (1926-1967)
• Alex Chen, 17, piano, from St. Louis, Missouri

  Miroirs, Mvmt. III, "Une Barque sur L'Ocean" by Joseph Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Release Dates

• Monday, January 30, 2023
• Monday, July 8, 2024

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