FTT and Tiny Desk 2026
We are thrilled to share our fourth collaboration with NPR Music’s Tiny Desk! Meet 9-year-old pianist Alexander Zhou from New York, NY, 17-year-old accordion player Maria Telesheva from Eugene, OR, and 18-year-old tenor Henry Drangel from New York, NY.
17-year-old accordion player Maria Telesheva from Eugene, OR performs Johann Sebastian Bach: J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue No. 2 in C minor (Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1)
9-year-old pianist Alexander Zhou from New York, NY performs Moritz Moszkowski: Étincelles, Op. 36, No. 6 (“Sparks”)
18-year-old tenor Henry Drangel from New York, NY performs Gaetano Donizetti: “Quanto è bella” (from L’elisir d’amore) with pianist Adam Jackson
