Renaissance Women: The Music of Courtesans - Before they were tragic characters in nineteenth-century opera, courtesans were the original Renaissance women: highly educated, socially refined, independent figures with significant literary, artistic, and musical training. This week on Harmonia, we'll explore the sound world of courtesans from sixteenth-century Venice to Qing dynasty China and beyond.
March is Women's History Month, and Sunday Baroque will highlight the artistry of some talented musicians who happened to be women this weekend. They include baroque era composers like Anna Bon and Francesca Caccini. You'll hear their music on Sunday Baroque this week.
Winner of the 2011 Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition and Cleveland favorite, Daniil Trifonov excites critics and audiences worldwide. His not-to-be-missed performance of Brahms's well-loved concerto is paired with a late symphony by Prokofiev, filled with powerful atmospheric writing and dark, thrilling melodic lines.
James Ehnes playing the Bernstein Serenade, "after Plato's Symposium." Plus, Pittsburgh Symphony Associate Conductor Jacob Joyce conducts Rautavaara's Cantus Articus Concerto for Birds and Orchestra and the Sibelius Symphony No. 5 with its false endings.