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From the Top: Ocean Adventure

11. Internationaler Joseph Joachim Violinwettbewerb, Seminfinale I, Maria Ioudenitch, 05.10.2021, HMTMH, Foto: Helge Krückeberg
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11. Internationaler Joseph Joachim Violinwettbewerb, Seminfinale I, Maria Ioudenitch, 05.10.2021, HMTMH, Foto: Helge Krückeberg

We're back in Kansas City with a 17-year-old double bassist who gives a heartfelt performance of Bottesini's Elegy No. 1. We meet a teen composer and learn about her journey in writing music, including creating an imaginative ocean adventure for the famous Kronos Quartet which you'll hear! Finally, we enjoy a flashback performance by prize-winning violinist Maria Ioudenitch from when she was a teen living in Kansas City.