From the Top

This week’s show comes from Boston, Massachusetts where we meet an accomplished local pianist who made her Carnegie Hall debut at the age of 7, a young musician who’s the second ever double bassist to win the prestigious Stulberg International Strings Competition performs Bottesini, and we get to know a teenage violinist who is also a whiz at New York Times crossword puzzles.

• Ifetayo Ali-Landing, cello, age 15, from Chicago, Illinois performing Allegro appassionato, Op.43 for Cello and Piano by Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921), with Christopher O’Riley, piano.
• Naomi Yamaguchi, Piano, Age 13, from Acton, Massachusetts performing: Ricercare and Toccata on a Theme from The Old Maid and the Thief by Gian Carlo Menotti (1911-2007).
• William McGregor, Double Bass, Age 18 from Malvern, Pennsylvania performing: I. Allegro Moderato from the Concerto for Double Bass no. 2 by Giovanni Bottesini (1821-1889), with Christopher O’Riley, piano.
• Jeremy Davis, Marimba, Age 17 from Chino Hills, California performing: "Land" by Takatsugu Muramatsu (b.1978).
• Alexander Goldberg, Violin, Age 17, from Richmond, California performing I. Mit leidenschaftlichem Ausdruck from Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano in A minor, Op. 105 by Robert Schumann (1810-1856), with Christopher O’Riley, piano.
• William McGregor, Double Bass, Age 18 from Malvern, Pennsylvania performing: II. Andante from the Concerto for Double Bass no. 2 by Giovanni Bottesini (1821-1889), with Christopher O’Riley, piano.