Today on Introductions, we mark Hispanic and Latin American Heritage Month with highlight performances from the past two years, with composers from Cuba, Argentina, the US and Brazil.
Upcoming appearances from artists in today’s episode:
– Joseph Kim will appear as a euphonium soloist on December 6.
– Neal Kotamarty Eisfeldt will give a live violin recital on December 20.
Leo Brouwer: Un día de noviembre
Joseph Kim, guitar
First broadcast September 9, 2023
Alberto Ginastera: String Quartet No. 1, Op. 20:
I. Allegro violento ed agitato
Quartet Meraviglia: Elle Cho & Lauren Kim, violins; Emily Chen, viola; Lucy Wu, cello
First broadcast November 9, 2024
Carlos Guastavino: Romance del Plata:
I. Allegretto cantabile
Joseph & Kenneth Gallwas, piano duet
First broadcast November 23, 2024
Belford Hernandez: Mockingbird
Kevin Hernandez, cello; Belford Hernandez, piano
First broadcast April 26, 2025
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Prelude No. 4
Evelyn Zhang, guitar
First broadcast September 27, 2025
Astor Piazzolla arr. Serge Kalinovsky: Oblivion
Serge Kalinovsky, cello; Lyudmila Lakisova, piano
First broadcast June 8, 2024
Astor Piazzolla: Four Seasons of Buenos Aires:
Otoño Porteño
Minela Trio: Neal Kotamarty Eisfeldt, violin; Ella Wimbiscus, cello; Micah Chan, piano
First broadcast August 2, 2025
