American violinist Maud Powell, one of the great champions of new music in the early 1900s, commissioned Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s Violin Concerto and gave its premiere at the Norfolk Festival in Connecticut in 1912. Hear that concerto tonight on WSHU - 91.1, 107.5, and our music stream.
From WSHU's daytime and evening classical programs, Emily Boyer and Lauren Rico give you a heads-up on some of the best music they'll be sharing with you.
A Violin Concerto with Connecticut roots
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