Rachmaninoff, Kronos Quartet, & More from Kansas City / Show 457
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We are in Kansas City! We explore the connection between music and math with a 16-year-old pianist who also happens to be a champion swimmer. We hear a majestic performance of Dukas by a teen French horn player. A teen flutist performs Ian Clarke’s The Great Train Race and describes the technical and artistic challenges of emulating the sounds of a train in this exhilarating work. A 17-year-old double bassist gives a heartfelt performance of Bottesini’s Elegy No. 1. We meet a teen composer and learn about her journey in writing music, including creating an imaginative ocean adventure for the famous Kronos Quartet which you’ll hear! And we enjoy a flashback performance by prize-winning violinist Maria Ioudenitch from when she was a teen living in Kansas City.
Performers & Repertoire
- Moment Musicaux Op. 16, No. 4 in E minor by Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
- Villanelle for French Horn and Piano by Paul Dukas (1865-1935)
- The Great Train Race by Ian Clarke (b. 1964)
- Elegy No. 1 in D Major for Contrabass and Piano by Giovanni Bottesini (1821-1889)
- Excerpts from An Ocean Escapade by Hannah Wolkowitz (b. 2006) Performed by Kronos Quartet
- Scherzo-Tarantelle, Op. 16 for Violin and Piano by Henryk Wieniawski (1835-1880) with Christopher O'Riley, piano Recorded in 2013
Release Date
- Monday, January 20, 2025
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