Be on the listen for Houston Music Highlights, Tuesday through Friday on Houston Public Media Classical! These 6-minute highlights feature local musicians and ensembles such as the Houston Symphony, the Apollo Chamber Players, and numerous others each week. Houston Music Highlights air at 7 AM, and then repeat at 1 PM, 6 PM, and 10 PM.
This week, we feature solo performances for piano, an internationally-renowned guest violinist, and a performance by Bach Society Houston ahead of their concert for the Houston Early Music Festival this weekend!
Tuesday
Mazurka in b minor, Op. 33, No. 4: Frédéric Chopin
Zoya Shuhatovich, piano
Zoya Shuhatovich plays Beethoven, Chopin, Mendelssohn, Shostakovich
Live Recording – Moores Opera House, University of Houston, March 2000
Wednesday
Symphonie espagnole – II. Scherzando: Edouard Lalo
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Christian Tetzlaff, violin; Libor Pešek, conductor
Lalo: Symphonie espagnole – Dvořák: Violin Concerto (Virgin 45022)
Thursday
Prelude in G major, Op. 32, No. 5: Sergei Rachmaninoff
Katarina Loudermilk, piano
Recorded in HPM's Geary Performance Studio in April 2011
Friday
Magnificat: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Bach Society Houston
Performed at Christ the King Lutheran Church on December 14, 2014
