Season Finale: Music and Conversation with Randall Goosby

June 7, 2023, 8:00 pm

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Violinist Randall Goosby sits with his instrument on a black couch against a tan background
Randall Goosby (Photo: Jeremy Mitchell)

In the season finale of WFMT Presents, Randall Goosby is interviewed by Oliver Camacho. At age 13, Randall Goosby was the youngest violinist to win the prestigious Sphinx Concerto Competition. Now 27 years old, the Juilliard graduate, has added an Avery Fisher Career Grant and an exclusive Decca recording contract to his accomplishments. Goosby’s debut album Roots with pianist Zhu Wang was an exploration of the music written by Black composers and inspired by Black American culture. His sophomore album, a pair of concertos recorded with Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Philadelphia Orchestra, was released last month.

Playlist

All selections feature violinist Randall Goosby.

Florence Price: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D
I. Tempo moderato
Philadelphia Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor

William Grant Still: Suite for Violin and Piano
II. Mother and Child
Zhu Wang, piano

Xavier Foley: Shelter Island
Xavier Foley, double bass

Max Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26
III. Finale: Allegro energico
Philadelphia Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor

Price (rr. Jim Gray): Adoration 
Price: Violin Concerto No. 2
Philadelphia Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor