Dudamel on Q
Classical 90.5 will broadcast the Vienna Philharmonic conducted by Gustavo Dudamel, live on Monday starting at 8pm (EST). Watch Q’s Jian Ghomeshi interview with Dudamel, and listen to Q on our sister station WFPL Monday through Thursday at 2pm.
Cellist Paul York & Pianist Dror Biran
Cellist Paul York and pianist Dror Biran provided a preview of their October 13th faculty recital on Lunchtime Classics. In addition to playing Schubert and Shostakovich, the duo played a work by Cincinnati composer Douglas Knehans.
Salar Nader Scores The Kite Runner
Tabla performer Salar Nader, performed during Actors Theatre’s run of “The Kite Runner” in September. He talks about his craft and his life with Classical 90.5’s Alan Brandt. WFPK’s Laura Shine also had the occasion to talk with Mr. Nader. Please check out her interview with him at http://www.wfpk.org/2010/09/17/salar-nader-composer-for-the-kite-runner/
Higdon’s Violin Concerto
Most composers are self-starters. It’s almost a genetic requirement to be entrepreneurial, if you want to be a composer. And if there were a patron saint for “indie” composers, Jennifer Higdon would be the one. It was no surprise, then, when I received a package from Lawdon Press (Higdon’s publishing shop) containing two items: a press kit (created by Deutsche Grammophon) for Hilary Hahn’s recording of Higdon’s Pulitzer Prize-winning concerto, and a letter signed by the composer, promoting her work.
Since hearing Higdon’s music years ago, I’ve been fond of her style and sound. This Violin Concerto is exciting, rich and colorful. Higdon relishes the lyrical and nimble qualities of Hahn’s playing.
I think you’ll come to like both Higdon and her music. Hahn’s performance of the concerto will air Tuesday at 1pm with Alan Brandt. Watch violinist and composer talk about the composing process below (click through for two more videos!).
Kentucky Opera – Cav & Pag
Kentucky Opera opens its 2010-2011 season with two one-act operas: Cavalleria Rusticana and I Pagliacci. Classical 90.5 hosted the company for a preview of their first production on Lunchtime Classics. (Photo: John Mac Master and Elizabeth Caballero)
Louisville Ballet Makes a Splash
Members of the Louisville Ballet present a surprise flashmob performance at Chocolate Fest 2010, a fundraising event for the Louisville AIDS Walk. But do they jump in the pool at the end?
Louisville Ballet – Giselle
The Louisville Ballet begins its new season with the classic ballet Giselle. Artistic Director Bruce Simpson talks with Classical 90.5’s Alan Brandt about bringing the ballet to life on the Whitney Hall stage. He also shares some of the highlights of the upcoming 2010-11 ballet season.
New Classical Release: Mahler’s Songs with Orchestra
Launched in 2001, the San Francisco Symphony and Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas’ series of Gustav Mahler recordings has been acclaimed around the world. The first U.S. orchestra to form its own recording label, the SFS has released recordings of all of Mahler’s nine symphonies and Mahler’s works for voices, chorus and orchestra.
