NPR’s From the Top with Host Christopher O’Riley: Miami, Florida / Show 339

About

This week’s From the Top comes from Miami, Florida where we got to hear a talented local teenager perform the music of Schumann and enjoy his stories of growing up in the Cuban community of Miami. Also featured on the show is an eleven-year-old pianist who performs two works by Chopin, and a violinist performs the beautiful and dramatic second movement from César Franck’s Sonata for Violin and Piano.

Performers & Repertoire

• Zachary Brandon, violin, 18

  II. Allegro from the Sonata for Violin and Piano by César Franck (1822-1890), with Christopher O’Riley, piano
• Ruochong (Steven) Cui, piano, 11

  Impromptu in A-flat Major, Op. 29, No. 1 by Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
• Elias Medina, oboe, 17

  I. Nicht schnell from Three Romances for Oboe and Piano, Op.94 by Robert Schumann (1810-1856), with Christopher O’Riley, piano
• Juliet Schlefer, soprano, 18

  "Mein lied ertönt" Op. 55, No. 1 by Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) and "Non, je n’irai plus au bois" by Jean-Baptiste Weckerlin (1821-1910), with Christopher O’Riley, piano
• Andrew Guo, composer, 18

  V. Demented Waltz, VI. Premonition, and VII. Festivity from “Seven Images” for piano, by Andrew Guo (b.1998)
• Jonathan López, clarinet, 17

  V. Fughetta from Five Bagatelles, Op.23, by Gerald Finzi (1901-1956), with Christopher O’Riley, piano
• Ruochong (Steven) Cui, piano, 11

  Nocturne Op. 9, no. 1 by Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)

Release Dates

• Monday, September 4, 2017
• Monday, March 5, 2018
• Monday, July 9, 2018

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Support Provided By

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
The William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust

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