Pianist Daniil Trifonov Unearths a Rare Musical Gem

Aspen Public Radio | By Chris Mohr

Published July 28, 2026 at 10:48 AM MDT

Trifonov in rehearsal at Aspen, with concertmaster Bing Wang.

Last Sunday, pianist Daniil Trifonov performed Glazunov's rarely heard Second Piano Concerto. This great Russian composer of the early 20th century was largely ignored, an old-fashioned Romantic in an era of radical musical experimentation. Trifonov chats with Aspen Public Radio's Chris Mohr about this neglected composer.

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Chris Mohr

Classical music reporter Chris Mohr has loved classical music since he was twelve. “And I owe it all to radio,” Chris explains. “I grew up in a farm town east of Cleveland. One day I turned on the local classical radio station. They were playing Vivaldi, and it was like the gates of heaven opened up to me!" Chris is also a composer, and is working on a 53-note-to-the-octave oratorio, "Melodies of the Shoreless Sea." This is his 11th summer working for Aspen Public Radio.

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