NPR’s From the Top with Host Christopher O’Riley: New York, New York / 250

Tuesday, March 27, 2012 | Zankel Hall | Presented by Carnegie Hall, The Achievement Program

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This week, From the Top comes to you from Carnegie Hall in New York City, where you’ll hear a fantastic piano quartet perform the music of Brahms and a teenage violinist play “Carmen Fantasie” by Franz Waxman. Also, an 18-year-old flutist plays a mesmerizing piece for solo flute and gets a surprise phone call during the show!

Performers & Repertoire

Madison Vest, 17, violin
“Carmen Fantasie” by Franz Waxman
Ashwin Krishna, 13, guitar
“Sunburst” by Andrew York
Lapis Quartet | Manami Mizumoto, 17, violin, Xingyuan Xu, 19, viola, Xinchi Wang, 18, cello, and Yuchong Wu, 15, piano
IV. Rondo alla zingarese from the Piano Quartet No.1 in G minor, Op.25 by Johannes Brahms
Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Karen Baumgartner, 18, flute
“Image” by Eugene Bozza
Quinn Gomez, 18, piano
“Butterflies and Bobcats” by David McIntyre

Release Dates

Monday, October 29, 2012
Monday, April 30, 2012

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