Music From Other Minds

Program 782: A Piano Recital by Emily Wong

KALW Broadcast Date: April 28, 2024 | Host: Joseph Bohigian

From a recording made on August 2, 1982, pianist Emily Wong performs a live recital of both modern and more classical compositions in the KPFA studios. At the time of this recording, Wong was the pianist with the Cabrillo Music Festival Orchestra, Ragdale Ensemble, Marin Civic Light Opera, and was teaching at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Charles Amirkhanian hosts the broadcast and provides some background about each of the pieces, which include a rare performance of early works by Conlon Nancarrow, a selection of standards by Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann, Frédéric Chopin, Claude Debussy, and two works by John Adams. The program finishes with an excerpt of Russ Jennings’ 1987 interview with the late artist Marian Zazeela and composer La Monte Young about their collaborative work, The Well-Tuned Piano.

Program Audio

30-Second Spot