NPR’s From the Top with Host Christopher O’Riley: Reno, Nevada / Show 345

Sunday, September 10, 2017 at 4:00 PM | Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts | Presented by KUNR and Reno Philharmonic Orchestra

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From the Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts in Reno, Nevada, this week’s From the Top features a local 17-year-old violinist who’s had an asteroid named after him, a young pianist thrills the audience with a piece by Ginastera, and the winners of the junior division of the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition performs Bartok.

Performers & Repertoire

Oliver Leitner, 17, violin
I. Allegro assai from the Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 8, Op. 30, No. 3 by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), with Christopher O’Riley, piano.
Nita Qiu, 15, piano
I. Allegro marcato from Piano Sonata No. 1, Op.22 by Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983).
Griffin Miller, 16, marimba
"Scirocco" by Michael Burritt (b.1962)
Lindsey Wong, 17, flute
Fantaisie for Flute and Piano by Philippe Gaubert (1879-1941), with Christopher O’Riley, piano.
Quartet Bellezza
V. Allegro molto from String Quartet No. 4, Sz.91 by Béla Bartók (1881-1945).
Oliver Leitner, 17, violin
III. Perpetuum mobile. Allegro from Violin Sonata No.2 by Maurice Ravel (1875-1937), with Christopher O’Riley, piano.

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