From the Top

This week’s broadcast of From the Top features a 14-year-old violinist and his rare Stradivarius, and an 18-year-old violist who uses her music to contribute to her community’s food bank.

Performers and Repertoire

• Kevin Miura, 14, violin, from Irvine, California performing I. Allegro assai from the Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 8, Op. 30, No. 3 by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), with Christopher O’Riley, piano
• Ophir Horovitz, 16, piano, from Los Altos, California performing Nocturne, Op.48, No.1 in C minor by Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) and Etude No.13 "L'escalier du diable" (The Devil's Staircase) by György Ligeti (1923-2006)
• Cara Pogossian, 18, viola, from Glendale, California performing I. Allegro amabile from the Sonata for Viola and Piano in E-flat major, Op. 120, No. 2 by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), with Christopher O’Riley, piano
• Mei Hotta, 14, cello, from Torrance, California performing Polonaise Brillante, Op. 3 by Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849), with Christopher O’Riley, piano and “Orbit” for Solo Cello by Philip Glass (b.1937).
• Kevin Miura, 14, violin, from Irvine, California performing Danse Espagnole by Manuel de Falla (1876-1946), arr. Kreisler, with Christopher O'Riley, piano.