With a new year, we bring you two hours of new works on the latest episode of ‘Extra Eclectic,’ and it’s hard to think of a better way to go than by focusing on the composers who are emerging as the voices taking classical music into the future: the women. Listen now with host Steve Seel!
On the latest episode of ‘New Classical Tracks,’ Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson “orbits around” Beethoven’s Opus 109 Piano Sonata on his latest project. Listen now with host Julie Amacher!
On the latest episode of ‘SymphonyCast,’ Kirill Petrenko and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra present a concert featuring Gustav Mahler’s expressive farewell — his Symphony No. 9. Listen now with host Steve Seel!
On the latest episode of ‘SymphonyCast,’ Stanislav Kochanovsky leads the NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra in a thoroughly Russian program, featuring Leonidas Kavakos and the Violin Concerto No. 2 by Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6. Listen now with host Steve Seel!
During Kwanzaa, which runs Dec. 26-Jan. 1, we celebrate African-American culture with composers that have imbued the essence of the Seven Principles in their timeless and joyous music hosted by Jeffrey Yelverton.
On the latest episode of ‘New Classical Tracks,’ horn player Sarah Willis talks about her latest project, a holiday album titled ‘Cuban Christmas’ featuring her band, the Sarahbanda. Listen now with host Julie Amacher!
On the latest episode of ‘SymphonyCast,’ two star soloists join the Philharmonia to celebrate the opening of their 80th season: Vikingur Olafsson with Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3, and Olivier Latry with the Saint-Saëns Organ Symphony. Listen now with host Steve Seel!
As has become a tradition on Extra Eclectic this time of year, we enjoy more modern classical sounds to compliment the cold, starry nights of winter on this episode. Listen now with host Steve Seel!
On the latest episode of ‘New Classical Tracks,’ composers Jocelyn Hagen and Timothy C. Takach highlight the importance of family on their album featuring the VOCES8 Foundation Choir and Orchestra, as well as conductor Barnaby Smith. Listen now with host Julie Amacher!
On the latest episode of ‘SymphonyCast,’ cellist Senja Rummukainen, backed by conductor Andrew Manze and the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, shines in Edward Elgar’s Cello Concerto. The concert kicks off with a piece by Finnish composer Ida Moberg and concludes with Brahms’ Symphony No. 1. Listen now with host Steve Seel!
