Episode Details

Artistic Director of Chamber Orchestra of Pittsburgh, Edward Leonard, talks with Jim Cunningham live on the WQED Classical morning show about their upcoming concert. The concert celebrates this year's Junior and Senior winners of COP's Young Artist Concerto Competition. Cellist Chase Hahl is the junior winner, a Fox Chapel high schooler. Violinist Joshua Lee is the senior division winner from Carnegie Mellon University. Chase performed Bach's Third Cello Suite in C Major the Sarabande live, and Joshua played the cadenza from the Fourth Violin Concerto by Mozart. Joshua talks about his upcoming senior recital at Carnegie Mellon this Sunday, where he will be playing Schumann's A Minor Sonata. Joshua talks about being on spring break from Fox Chapel High School. Both discuss the pieces they will be playing this weekend. Joshua will play the first movement of Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 4. Chase will be performing the first movement of Saint-Saens Cello Concerto No. 1. Edward Leonard talks about why the COP does this event every year, and why uplifting young artists is so important. You can hear the performance on Saturday, April 5th at 7:30 pm. The concert is at Rodef Shalom's Levy Hall. Visit https://copgh.org/concerts-1/cop-commission-and-concerto-competition-winners for tickets! Thanks for tuning in to WQED's Voice of the Arts, Pittsburgh's trusted source for arts and culture in our region. Whether you're passionate about classical music, film, theater, opera, or local music, we’re here to bring you closer to the heart of Pittsburgh's local arts scene. Don’t miss our musician interviews, the latest local music news, and performing arts insights from across the Southwestern Pennsylvania region.  Subscribe and follow to stay connected with the vibrant voices shaping Pittsburgh’s creative community. Visit https://www.wqed.org/ to see what else WQED is doing in our community. Until next time, keep supporting the arts and keep listening to Voice of the Arts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.