Pittsburgh, PA / 7
About
From Carnegie Mellon University’s Mellon Institute in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this week’s show features five outstanding musicians, including a 15-year-old from West Virginia performing the first movement of Hayden’s Trumpet Concerto in E-flat, a 16-year-old flutist from Ohio performing Carl Doppler’s Mazurka de Salon, and a ten-year-old violinist from Baltimore playing Wieniawski’s Scherzo-Tarantella. Plus, two of today’s talented teens compete in a spirited round of musical jeopardy.
Performers and repertoire:
Trombonist Brad Williams, 16, from St. Petersburg, FL, performs Concerto for Trombone, 1st mvt. by Launy Grondahl
Pianist Eric Zuber, 14, from Bel Air, MD, performs Prelude in B-flat, Opus 23, No. 2 by Sergei Rachmaninoff
Flutist Elizabeth Diener, 16, from Hartville, OH, performs Mazurka de Salon by Franz Doppler
Trumpeter Darren Ringer, 15, from Pittsburgh, PA, performs Trumpet Concerto in E-flat, 1st mvt. by Joseph Haydn
Violinist Alicia Hui, 10, from Baltimore, MD, performs Scherzo-Tarantelle, Op. 16 by Henryk Wieniawski
Performers & Repertoire
- Prelude in B-flat, Opus 23, No. 2 by Sergei Rachmaninoff
Release Dates
- Monday, April 3, 2000
- Monday, January 17, 2000
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