A Honolulu Sister Duo, a Teenage Harpist & A World Premiere / Show 394

Featured Video

Two sisters from Honolulu, HI perform the virtuosic music of Pablo de Sarasate.

This Episode Features

• A sister duo from Honolulu, HI with 9 siblings who all play music
• A 15-year-old horn player with an incredibly sensitive performance
• A young harpist who performs a duet alongside our host, Peter Dugan
• A teenage cellist’s touching performance of Villa-Lobos
• A world premiere of an 18-year-old composer’s work for string quartet

About

Two sisters from Hawaii kick off the program with the virtuosic music of Sarasate. We also enjoy an expressive performance of Villa-Lobos by a young cellist, a stunning harp-piano duo, and the world premiere of a teenage composer’s work for string quartet!

Guests

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

Performers & Repertoire

• Ylang & Yxing Guo, 13 & 15, violins, from Honolulu, Hawaii

  Navarra, Op. 33 by Pablo de Sarasate (1844 – 1908)
• Plamen Fung, 15, french horn, from Westborough, MA
  

  Nocturno, Op. 7 by Franz Strauss (1822 - 1905)
• Shaylen Joos, 16, harp, from Somersworth, NH
  

  Welsh Duets No. 1, Mvmt 1 for Harp and Piano by John Thomas (1826 - 1913)
• Daniel Dorsey, 17, cello, from Cincinnati, OH

  Song of the Black Swan by Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)
• Carolina Bragg, 18, composer, from Brookline, MA

  Bird of Paradise by Carolina Bragg (b. 2002), recorded by commissioning ensemble, Friction Quartet

Release Dates

• Monday, January 4, 2021
• Monday, August 16, 2021
• Monday, May 2, 2022
• Monday, February 27, 2023

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Jack Kent Cooke Foundation

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