Minnesota Orchestra
Ever want to see exactly how well the speakers of your home stereo can perform? Here's your chance! This week's concert features William Walton's unabashedly lyric and very, very loud Symphony No. 1.
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Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
The right hairstylist can make you look great. The same can be said for music. Mozart had a new wife who was a singer and to show off her modest ability (no really, she was just okay) he wrote this mass. And, helped her sound like a million bucks.
Lucerne Festival at Easter
Last year, the world celebrated a big year from Franz Liszt. The Lucerne Festival didn't miss the opportunity and performed Liszt's huge Missa solennis during their Easter Festival.
Vienna Philharmonic from Carnegie Hall
Ever want to go to the opera, but skip the words? Lorin Maazel has created his own "The Ring Without Words." A staged version without the singers. An no, the Vienna Phil didn't wear shiny breast plates or magic helmets.
Berlin Philharmonic
This week we're in NY at Carnegie Hall for an incredible performance by the Berlin Philharmonic. (No, really. It's that good.)
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Highlighting part of their Mahler Project, this week we travel to Los Angeles for a beautiful performance of Mahler's Symphony No. 9 by Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Philharmonic.
Minnesota Orchestra
As winter drags on in the North, many of us head to Mexico and the Caribbean for some time in the sun by the sea. If you haven't been able to head out yet this season, this concert may just bring you there.
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
This week's concert is a great study in contrasts. Standing next to each other are some of the most dreamy orchestral pieces; beautiful washes of sound broken up by arguably the most primal piece of them all.
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Taking a break from our non-winter, we're in the City of Angels this week with a sunny performance featuring the LA Philharmonic and their Conductor Laureate, Esa-Pekka Salonen.
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
This week's show features a musician who takes his instrument to a magical and seductive level: oboist Albrecht Mayer.
About SymphonyCast®
The Show
SymphonyCast®, with host Steve Seel, is a two-hour weekly radio program featuring a full-length concert by a major orchestra. Material is drawn from Europe’s premier symphony orchestras, along with U.S. orchestras such as the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Nashville Symphony and the Cleveland Orchestra.
Our Host
Steve Seel
Steve Seel possesses a broad knowledge of many musical genres, having hosted radio programs ranging from classical to jazz and even avant-garde music at radio stations around the country. Steve began his love affair with public radio at 24 working whatever shifts he could at his hometown station of WUSF-FM in Tampa, Florida, and from there worked his way to snowy Buffalo, New York, and its renowned classical station WNED-FM, where he hosted middays and the weekly experimental-music show Present Tense. In 2005, Steve became one of the founding voices on Minnesota Public Radio's eclectic station, the Current. While there, he hosted afternoons and mornings, and conducted in-depth interviews with pop music luminaries ranging from Brian Eno to David Byrne to Tori Amos. Steve is a basement composer obsessed with all things both minimalist and slow, and might actually be incapable of writing anything that exceeds 75 beats-per-minute.
The Team
Daniel Nass, Producer
Daniel Nass is the producer of SymphonyCast®. He is responsible for creating the sound of the show, including choosing music programming and conducting artist interviews. In his nonproducer life, he is an avid runner and an award-winning composer.
Michael Osborne, Technical Director
Michael "Ozzie" Osborne is the Technical Director for SymphonyCast®. He masters the live and recorded music recordings that are programmed for each SymphonyCast® show. He also enjoys photography, listening to music and bicycling.
Frequently Asked Questions
What was the name of the composer, performer or piece I heard on the show?
Complete playlist information is available for each show. Click on a specific episode to access a detailed playlist.
What is the theme music at the beginning of every SymphonyCast® episode?
It’s the opening trumpet fanfare from Steve Heitzeg’s Nobel Symphony.
Can I buy a recording of music I heard on your show?
It’s possible, but not likely. Many of the performances that you hear on SymphonyCast® are not available for purchase because they were played at a live concert. In some cases, the musicians have recorded that same music for a commercial CD. If so, album title and recording label information will be available in the episode playlist.
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