Beethoven, Rachmaninoff, & Florence Price / Show 398

Monday, March 1, 2021 | Yamaha Artist Services New York | Presented by From the Top

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Teenage cellist Christy Choi joins our host, pianist Peter Dugan, for a moving performance of Rachmaninoff’s Elégie, Op. 3 No. 1

About

A late Beethoven piano sonata is performed by a teenage pianist. He’s joined by a string quartet made up entirely of siblings, a talented 16-year-old violinist, and a cellist who shares a moving performance of Rachmaninoff.

Guests

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

Performers & Repertoire

Tyler Kim, 18, piano, from Temecula, California
Sonata No. 30 in E Major Mvmts. 1 & 2, Op. 109 by Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827 )
Christy Choi, 18, cello, from Tenafly, New Jersey
Elégie, Op. 3 No. 1 by Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) (Transcribed For Cello and Piano by A. Vlasov)
Hannah Park, 16, violin, from Tenafly, New Jersey
Polonaise Brilliante in D Major, Op. 435 by Henryk Wieniawski (1835-1880)
Rodrigo Rodriguez, 17, flute, from Kissimee, Florida
El Avispero by Beto Valderrama Patiño (b.1949)
The Stars Aligned Siblings, the Breshears family quartet: Dustin, violin, 14; Starla, cello, 13; Valery, violin, 11; and Colin, viola, 8 - from San Francisco, California
String Quartet No. 2, Mvmt 1 by Florence Price (1887-1953)

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This episode is sponsored by a generous gift from Arthur M. Winn and Family.

Thank you to Yamaha Artist Services for hosting our in person work in New York.