Summary: Pianist, professor, and recording artist Jon Kimura Parker - or as we like to call him, Captain Jon Solo - talks about the hidden world of the guest soloist. From the singular experience of performing with an orchestra in one ear and a concert hall in the other, to rehearsal times that will give you stage fright just hearing about them, it's a behind-the-scenes tell-all exposé of concertic proportions. (That's a word. We swear.) Audio production by Todd "The Tobogganator" Hulslander with a running start by Dacia Clay. Music in this episode was recorded live with Jon Kimura Parker in the Geary Performance Studio at Houston Public Media except for: - Ludwig van Beethoven: Klavierkonzert Nr. 1 C-Dur, op. 15 played by Martha Argerich and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra - P.D.Q. Bach: Concerto for Two Pianos vs. Orchestra, S. 2 are better than one (P.D.Q. Bach). For more about Jon Kimura Parker: www.jonkimuraparker.com For more Classroom: www.houstonpublicmedia.org/classroom
