WDR Symphony Orchestra

On the latest episode of ‘SymphonyCast,’ Andy Akiho performs his concerto for steel pan and orchestra, ‘Beneath Lighted Coffers,’ backed by the Oregon Symphony. Also on the program, Schubert’s Symphony No. 9. Listen now with host Steve Seel!

On the latest episode of ‘SymphonyCast,’ Simon Rattle leads the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in a Mozart triple-feature: Symphonies 39, 40 and 41. Listen now with host Steve Seel!

On the latest episode of ‘SymphonyCast,’ pianist Martha Argerich joins Renaud Capuçon and the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra for a performance of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 2. Also on the program, Weber’s Overture to ‘Oberon’ and Brahms’ Serenade No. 2. Listen now with host Steve Seel!

On the latest episode of ‘SymphonyCast,’ 150 musicians join forces, under the direction of Christian Reif, for Beethoven’s monumental Symphony No. 9, in a performance from the 2024 Lakes Area Music Festival. Listen now with host Steve Seel!

On the latest episode of ‘SymphonyCast,’ Sheku Kanneh-Mason takes center stage for Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto No. 1. Also on the concert, Karim Al-Zand’s ‘Al Hakawati’ and Rimsky-Korsakov’s ‘Scheherazade.’ Listen now with host Steve Seel!

On the latest episode of ‘SymphonyCast,’ pianist Daniil Trifonov performs alongside the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra and conductor Alan Gilbert in Ravel’s Piano Concerto. Two more French works fill out the program: Debussy’s ‘La Mer’ and Ravel’s ‘Daphnis et Chloé.’ Listen now with host Steve Seel!

On this episode of ‘SymphonyCast,’ violinist Johan Dalene, backed by the Minnesota Orchestra, shines in Carl Nielsen’s Violin Concerto. Also on the concert, ‘Lyric Pieces’ by Ørjan Matre, the Suite from ‘Bergakungen’ by Hugo Alfvén and selections from Grieg’s ‘Peer Gynt.’ Listen now with host Steve Seel!

On the latest episode of SymphonyCast, soprano Johanna Wallroth and baritone Karl-Magnus Fredriksson join Dalia Stasevska and the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra for Kaija Saariaho’s ‘Cinq Reflets de L’Amour de Loin.’ Listen now with host Steve Seel!

On the latest episode of ‘SymphonyCast,’ Music Director Laureate Michael Tilson Thomas leads the San Francisco Symphony in Gustav Mahler’s monumental Symphony No. 6. Listen now with host Steve Seel!

On the latest episode of ‘SymphonyCast,’ Anaïs Gaudemard shines in Ginastera’s Harp Concerto, with Sinfonietta Lausanne and its conductor, Joseph Bastian. Bookending the concerto are two 20th-century giants — George Gershwin and Aaron Copland. Listen now with host Steve Seel!