Suzanne Bona

Today’s Beautiful Music features some talented young musicians performing chamber music by Johannes Brahms. This is a December 2021 performance of Brahms’ Sextet #1 in Bb, composed in 1859–60 for pairs of violins, violas, and cellos.

We don’t often think of the double-bass as a solo instrument, but talented instrumentalists such as Will Duerden are changing that perception. He is a busy soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral leader. Duerden started playing the double bass at age 7, and just 2 years later he earned a full scholarship to the prestigious Yehudi

Greek violinist Jonian Ilias Kadesha is forging a broad-based career playing chamber music with renowned musicians, as well as Trio Gaspard, which he co-founded. He is also collaborating internationally as a soloist & conductor with orchestras, and in 2017 he founded Caerus Chamber Ensemble, for which is is Artistic Director. Today’s Beautiful Music features Jonian Kadesha

El Sistema is a publicly financed music education program founded in Venezuela in 1975 by Venezuelan educator, musician, and activist José Antonio Abreu. Its motto is “Music for Social Change.” One of El Sistema’s most prominent advocates is Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel, himself a product of El Sistema. Today’s Beautiful Music features the AH-MAZING Simon

Hong Kong-born pianist Tiffany Poon is today’s featured rising young star of classical music. She was just 8 years old when she was accepted to The Juilliard School’s pre-college program. Tiffany Poon has performed with orchestras and in recital throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and Australia. Her debut album — DIARIES: SCHUMANN — was

Shira Samuels-Shragg was recently named Assistant Conductor of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. She held that position with the Spokane Symphony Orchestra, and has also guest conducted interdisciplinary concerts with the Spokane, Corpus Christi, Irving, and South Bend symphony orchestras. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Music with a minor in German Studies from Swarthmore

Happy Independence Day! I have two Beautiful Music offerings for you today. First, a performance of THE ANACREONTIC SONG, which was used for an 18th century gentlemen’s music club. It was borrowed as the melody of our national anthem! Use the link below to learn more about it. Second, legendary pianist Vladimir Horowitz — the

Turkish violinist Deniz Şensoy started her music lessons at age 5, and performed her first solo concert with the Çukurova State Symphony Orchestra at 8. She pursued her musical training at Bilkent University Music and Performing Arts High School in Ankara, the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover in Germany, and the Royal College

Mezzo-soprano Valerie Eickhoff was recently named Young Talent of the Year by Germany’s classical music award organization, Opus Klassik. The singer’s other accomplishments include being a finalist in the 2023 Paris Opera Competition, and today’s Beautiful Music features her singing Dopo notte, atra e funesta” from George Frideric Handel’s opera ARIODANTE. The performance took place