Trombone Siblings, Teenage Composer, & More / Show 417

15-year-old pianist Jessie Gong gives a powerful performance of Rachmaninoff’s Moments Musicaux.

About

A moving and sensitive performance of the music of Dvorak performed by a teenage cellist from Chicago, a young violinist from Washington, D.C. who loves to contemplate dark matter when he’s not practicing the music of Bach, a teenage trombone quartet made up of two sets of siblings, and an accomplished teen composer discusses how he prioritizes his mental well-being.

Guests

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

Performers & Repertoire

• Noah Chen, cello, 17, from Chicago, IL

  Lasst mich allein, Op. 82, B. 157, No.1 by Antonín Dvořák (1841 - 1904)
• The Bone Rangers:
  Owen Riordan, trombone, 16, from Dyer, IN
  Deaglan Sullivan, trombone, 18, from Evergreen Park, IL
  Padric Sullivan, trombone, 15, from Evergreen Park, IL
  Calleigh Riordan, bass trombone, 14, from Dyer, IN
  

  Excerpts from City of Arts and Sciences by David Faleris
• Xuanyan Jessie Gong, piano 15, from Jericho, NY

  Moments Musicaux, Op. 16 No. 6 by Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
• Jeremy Foster, violin, 18, from Washington, DC

  Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BMV 1001: Siciliana by J.S. Bach (1685 - 1750)
• Taki Salameh, composer, 18, from Skokie, IL

  Piano Trio by Taki Salameh (b. 2004) performed by Samuel DeCaprio, cello; Gergana Haralampieva, violin; Thomas Weaver, piano
• Peter Dugan, piano

  Arabeske in C Major, Op. 18 by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)

Release Dates

• Monday, September 5, 2022
• Monday, April 15, 2024

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