On this week’s episode of SymphonyCast, with host Julie Amacher, violinist Daniel Hope plays Elgar's ‘Violin Concerto’ with the WDR Symphony Orchestra, Cologne. Conductor Cristian Măcelaru leads the orchestra in Brahms' ‘Third Symphony’ and a premiere by Dan Dediu.   

ELGAR: Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61

VON WESTHOFF: Imitatione delle capane, from ‘Violin Sonata No. 3 in d minor’ (encore)

Julie Amacher's desire to introduce others to great music is what led her to radio. She began her professional broadcast career at a station in Sun Prairie, Wis. She went from rock 'n' roll to the Rocky Mountains, where she found her niche in public radio at KUNC in Greeley, Colo. Julie spent 13 years at KUNC, where she managed the announcers and their eclectic music format. During that time, she earned four national awards for best announcer. She joined Minnesota Public Radio in 1997 as an on-air host and also produces New Classical Tracks, a weekly podcast critiquing a new release each week. It airs locally at 7:15 a.m. Wednesdays and 5:15 p.m. Fridays.


Julie Amacher

On this week’s episode of SymphonyCast, host Julie Amacher features the WDR Symphony Orchestra, Cologne. Conductor Cristian Măcelaru leads the orchestra and we will hear violinist Daniel Hope then end with a premiere by Dan Dediu.


WDR Symphony Orchestra, Cologne

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