"At only 17 years old, the Eugene, Ore., native Maria Telesheva is already an accordion wizard. I have trouble simply pushing the right button in an elevator. So watching Telesheva's fingers fly gracefully over more than 200 buttons on her bayan, as the instrument is called in Russia, is a thrill. She makes the tightly braided voices in J.S. Bach's thicket of counterpoint sing and dance."
"Nine-year-old Alexander Zhou is a mega-watt entertainer with a winning smile and technique far beyond his age. Based in New York, where he attends a special music school, he's already won a half-dozen international competitions. I'm uncertain, with his small hands, just how he gets to the deluge of notes in the Moszkowski show-stopper. He'll have to learn completely new fingerings as he grows. He describes the music as having "light, crispy notes and also a brilliant, very mysterious vibe.""
Tiny Desk showcases exceptionally talented young musicians who embody the future of music-making. From the Top alums receive radio broadcasts, online performances and fellowships that support enthusiastic young players. Maria Telesheva, 17, performs virtuosically on the bayan, navigating more than 200 buttons to illuminate J.S. Bach's counterpoint. Nine-year-old Alexander Zhou combines showmanship with advanced technique and competition success while tackling demanding Moszkowski passages. Eighteen-year-old tenor Henry Drangel displays strong breath control, lyrical Italian phrasing and a bright vocal quality, accompanied by Adam Jackson, a Juilliard master’s student. The set includes Bach’s Prelude and Fugue No. 2 in C minor.
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