Young Pacific Northwest Talent at Classical King / Show 461

About

This week’s program was recorded with our friends at Classical King in Seattle and showcases talented musicians from the great Pacific Northwest! We reconnect with Seattle Symphony’s Assistant Principal Cellist and From the Top alum Nathan Chan who joins Peter and our teen cellist for a Shostakovich polka! We also meet an accomplished young violinist who demonstrates some difficult bowing and a teen guitarist from Portland plays a rare duo with Peter. A 17-year-old double-bassist plays an excerpt from a lyrical sonata. Finally, we meet a teen composer who writes music based on her life experiences, including her journey with cancer. We hear her work performed by the Seattle Symphony that was inspired by a backpacking trip.

Guests

• Host: Peter Dugan
  Peter Dugan's position is sponsored by Susan and Gerald Slavet.
• Guest Artist: Nathan Chan
  From the Top Alum Nathan Chan is the Assistant Principal Cellist of the Seattle Symphony and an innovative artist in the digital space.

Performers & Repertoire

• Tokuji Miyasaka, 17, violin, from Pullman, WA

  La Ronde des Lutins by Antonio Bazzini (1818-1897)
• Anika Gupta, 17, guitar, from Portland, OR

  Nocturne Op. 36, No. 1, I. Introduction, III. Rondo-Pastorale by Francesco Molino (1768-1847)
• Jesse Krentz, 16, cellist from Seattle, WA

  Suite for Cello Solo, III. Intermezzo e Danza Finale by Gaspar Cassadó (1897-1966)
• Guest Artist Nathan Chan, From the Top Alum and Assistant Principal Cello of the Seattle Symphony with Jesse Krentz, 16, cellist from Seattle, WA and host Peter Dugan

  Polka from Five Pieces for 2 Cellos and Piano by Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
• Anderson Widjaja, 17, double bass, from Bellevue, WA

  Sonata in E minor for Double Bass and Piano, III. Allegro by Vilmos Montag (1908-1991)
• Brannon Warn-Johnston, 16, composer, from Burien, WA

  Seattle Symphony with Douglas F. King Associate Conductor Sunny Xia performing "Misty Oasis in Scorching Heat" by Brannon Warn-Johnston (b. 2008), recording from the Seattle Symphony Merriman-Ross Family Young Composers Workshop Concert held on May 18, 2023 at Benaroya Hall

Release Date

• Monday, March 24, 2025

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