Show: Young Artists Showcase

Title: Music from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music Part 4 [music]

Lee Koonce: Hello, everyone. I'm Lee Koonce. Today, we're concluding our series showcasing talented musicians from the renowned Oberlin Conservatory of Music on this edition of the Young Artists Showcase. Since 1978, the Harold W. McGraw Jr. Family Foundation has generously supported the Young Artists Showcase. Over the last month, we've featured incredible recordings from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Oberlin, Ohio. Founded in 1865, the school consistently ranks among the top five music schools in the country, and well-known alumni include conductor Robert Spano, pianist Jeremy Denk, the members of Eighth Blackbird, singer Rhiannon Giddens, mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves, and violinist Jennifer Koh, to name just a few.

This is the final show in a series of four, featuring students from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, which happens to be my alma mater. I hope you've enjoyed as much as I have hearing these talented young musicians. We'll begin our show with two pieces, Frédéric Chopin's Etude for Piano, Opus 10, Number 1, and Franz Liszt's Grandes études de Paganini, Number 3, La Campanella. Both are performed by Iskandar Mamadaliev, originally from Uzbekistan, in a performance on the Dannenberg honors recital on February 9th, 2024 in Warner Recital Hall.

[MUSIC - Frédéric Chopin: Etude No. 1, Op. 10]

[MUSIC - Franz Liszt: Grandes études de Paganini, No. 3, La Campanella]

Lee Koonce: That was Franz Liszt's Grandes Etudes de Paganini, Number 3, La Campanella, and before that, Frédéric Chopin's Etude for Piano, Opus 10, Number 1. Both were performed by pianist Iskandar Mamadaliev. Next, for something a little different, we'll hear Wah, That's W-A-H, a 2014 composition for percussion ensemble by Juri Seo.

[MUSIC - Juri Seo: Wah (2014)]

Lee Koonce: That was Wah (2014) by Juri Seo, performed by a percussion ensemble at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. Next we'll hear Stolen (2016) by Allison Loggins-Hull, performed by Greek cellist Maria-Elli Petridou.

[MUSIC - Loggins-Hull: Stolen (2016)]

Lee Koonce: That was Stolen (2016) by Alison Loggins-Hull, performed by cellist Maria-Elli Petridou. Next, we'll hear the seventh and final movement of Beethoven's String Quartet Number 14 in C-sharp minor, Opus 131, performed by the Eris Quartet.

[MUSIC - Beethoven: String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 131: VII. Allegro]

Lee Koonce: That was Beethoven's String Quartet Number 14 in C-sharp minor, Opus 131. You heard the seventh and final movement performed by the Eris Quartet. It's time for a quick break, and then we'll be back with a very special Clarinet Concerto by Carl Nielsen here on the Young Artists Showcase. Welcome back. I'm Lee Koonce, and this is the Young Artist Showcase. As promised, we'll now hear the Concerto for Clarinet, Opus 57 by Carl Nielsen. It's performed by clarinetist Juan Pedro Espinosa Monteros and the Oberlin Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Raphael Jimenez.

[MUSIC - Nielsen: Concerto for Clarinet, Op. 57]

Lee Koonce: That was Concerto for Clarinet, Opus 57 by Carl Nielsen, performed by Juan Pedro Espinosa Monteros on clarinet and the Oberlin Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Raphael Jimenez. Thank you for joining us on this edition of the Young Artists Showcase, which is generously underwritten on WQXR by The Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Family Foundation. Here are a few words from Terry McGraw.

Terry McGraw: Good evening, everyone. It's great to be with you, and it's always great being with the Young Artist Showcase and to hear these really wonderful and inspiring musicians as they continue to share their incredible gifts with us every week. I can't wait to hear the fabulous talent coming up on the showcase. I am so pleased to be able to support the series all through its well over four decades on WQXR. There's so much more to come.

Lee Koonce: Thank you, Terry. Next week, we'll hear performances from our very own Greene Space. This past fall, the Gerda Lissner Foundation and the Yale School of Music teamed up for a concert that I'm sure you'll enjoy. Many thanks to WQXR program producer Laura Boyman. Our generous program underwriter is The Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Family Foundation. I'm Lee Koonce. Until next time. Good night.

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