Incredible String Players Shine at the Klein / Show 421
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About
This week, From the Top is in residence at the 37th Annual Irving M. Klein International String Competition to celebrate the phenomenal young players who gathered there to compete. We’ll hear the adrenaline filled performances taking place at this super charged event, meet the players, hear from the jury, and of course, learn who wins. Violinist Tessa Lark and pianist Peter Dugan co-host this portrait of one of our country’s top competitions for young players.
Guests
- Host : Peter Dugan
Peter Dugan's position is sponsored by Susan and Gerald Slavet - Co-Host: Tessa Lark
Performers & Repertoire
- Excerpt from Travel of Modes for Solo Violin by Gloria Justen (b. 1966)
- Excerpt from Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47, Allegro Moderato by Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
- Cello Suite No. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010, Courante by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
- Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008, Courante by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
- Excerpt from Violin Concerto No. 2 BB117, Andante Tranquilo by Béla Bartók (1881-1945) with pianist Allegra Chapman
- Travel of Modes for Solo Violin by Gloria Justen (b. 1966 )
- Excerpts from Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op.33 by Pyotr Illyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) with pianist Allegra Chapman
Release Dates
- Monday, November 7, 2022
- Monday, May 27, 2024
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