About this episode
This episode features 9-year-old pianist Alexander Zhou and a teenage violist performing Rebecca Clarke’s viola Sonata.
Sparks fly when 9-year-old pianist Alexander Zhou takes the keys. Orli Shaham hosts this episode where we also hear from a teenage violist performing Rebecca Clarke’s beautiful viola Sonata. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
People in this episode
Host: Orli Shaham
Guests: Alexander Zhou, Unnamed Teenage Violist
Topics covered
- piano
- viola
- classical music
Keywords
- performance
- music education
- young musicians
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