San Francisco Symphony
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!
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Celebrate Easter with the SPCO's performance of Handel's 'Messiah'
Join Steve Seel for an Easter celebration with the complete performance of Handel's ‘Messiah,’ performed by the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, conductor Patrick Dupré Quigley, an all-star roster of vocal soloists, and the Singers. Listen to the concert now!
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Earth and sky
With Earth Day on the way this coming Tuesday, Steve Seel presents two hours of contemporary classical pieces on themes of the environment on this episode of ‘Extra Eclectic.’ Listen now!
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Phoenix Chorale and Christopher Gabbitas explore seasons and time through music
On the latest episode of ‘New Classical Tracks,’ the Phoenix Chorale and its artistic director Christopher Gabbitas explore the ways that earth’s rotation and seasons mark our time and emotions as humans on their latest recording. Listen now with host Julie Amacher!
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Sinfonietta Lausanne
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!
'Words and Music of Black America'
This National Poetry Month, join host Andrea Blain for ‘Words and Music of Black America,’ a special featuring music with texts by Black poets. Listen now!
Wynton Marsalis has jazz and classical chops
Trumpeter Wynton Marsalis is internationally known for his outstanding career in jazz. Many don’t know that he has also found success in classical music. Find out more in the latest episode of the ‘Rhapsody in Black’ podcast.
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Poetry inspires
On the latest episode of ‘Extra Eclectic’: National Poetry Month is an opportunity to explore modern classical sounds that set poetry. Host Steve Seel features works by John Adams, Caroline Shaw and others — in settings of the poetry of Emily Dickinson, Mary Oliver and more. Listen now!
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Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen goes where no countertenor has gone before
On the latest episode of ‘New Classical Tracks,’ countertenor Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen and pianist John Churchwell present music by Korngold, Brahms, and Clara and Robert Schumann, as heard on their most recent recording. Listen now with host Julie Amacher!
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Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra
On the latest episode of ‘SymphonyCast,’ we’re in Paris once again, for the second installment of a two-part celebration of Rachmaninoff. Pianist Mikhail Pletnev is the soloist with Dima Slobodeniouk and the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra. Listen now with host Steve Seel!