Classics with Guest Host Orli Shaham/ Show 450

About

Pianist Orli Shaham guest hosts as we meet five talented young musicians and hear their remarkable performances from the classical canon.

Pianist Orli Shaham’s new recording of all of Mozart’s sonatas came out to rave reviews from around the world: “Highly expressive,” “engrossing,” “Altogether exceptional,” and “An absolute must for any of Mozart’s fans.”

Purchase your own copy of Orli Shaham: Complete Mozart Sonatas Volume 1, Volumes 2 & 3 , Volume 4, and Volumes 5 & 6 at this link or wherever you buy music.

Guests

• Guest Host: Orli Shaham
  Pianist Orli Shaham is a frequent guest host of From the Top.

Performers & Repertoire

• Violinist Laura Jin, 11, from New York, New York

  La Clochette, Op. 7 by Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840), arr. Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962)
• Violist Quincy Eby, 17, from Englewood, New Jersey

  Excerpts from Sonata for Viola and Piano - I. Impetuoso by Rebecca Clarke (1886-1979)
• Pianist William Ge, 16, from Chester Springs, Pennsylvania

  Mazurka in A-flat Major, Op. 59, No. 2 and F Mazurka in F-sharp Minor, Op. 59, No. 3 by Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
• Violist Juhee Kim, 17, from Palisades Park, New Jersey

  Sonata for Viola and Piano No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 120 No. 2 - III. Andante con moto by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
• Pianist Danial Hendi, 16, from Princeton, New Jersey

  Transcendental Etude 10 in F minor "Appassionata" by Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Release Date

• Monday, June 17, 2024

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