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This week, we’re giving thanks for the power of music. Guest Host Orli Shaham joins our young musicians for a feast of beautiful performances and meaningful conversations about gratitude and the importance of music in our lives. You’ll hear performances of Beethoven, Chopin, Debussy, Tchaikovsky, and more!

Guests

• Guest Host: Orli Shaham
  Pianist Orli Shaham is a frequent guest host of From the Top.

Performers & Repertoire

• Cellist Peter Olmeda, 18, from Winchester, MA

  Theme and Variations on "Draw the Sacred Circle Closer" by Adolphus Hailstork (b. 1941)
• Pianist Perry Moskowitz, 17, from Ipswich, MA

  Sonata No. 13 in Eb major "Quasi una Fantasia" Op. 27, No. 1, I. Andante by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
• Cellist Noah Ferris, 18, from Amherst, MA

  Cello Sonata in D Minor, L. 135, I. Prologue by Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
• Violinist/Vocalist Lillian Arnold Mages, 15, from Waltham, MA

  Melodie by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
• Pianist Victoria S. Bi, 16, from Dallas, TX

  Nocturne Op. 62 No. 2 by Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)

Release Dates

• Monday, November 18, 2024
• Monday, November 24, 2025
• Monday, November 23, 2026

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