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March 16, 2010
Like the footsteps of a life partner, Beethoven’s music is heard so frequently that it’s easy to take it for granted. But listen to Austrian pianist Till Fellner’s ECM New Series CD of Beethoven’s Piano Concertos No. 4 and 5, performed with the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal under Kent Nagano, and the love affair is renewed.
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March 19, 2010 11:00 PM
Music From Other Minds on KALW 91.7FM
Weekly program hosted by Richard Friedman featuring new and unusual music by innovative composers and performers around the world.
ElectroAcoustic - AcousticElectric
- Natasha Barrett: Moblis in Mobli
- Simon Steen-Andersen: String Quartet
- Jexper Holmen: Intend/Ascend
- Musica Elettronica Viva: Mass. Pike
More information at Music From Other Minds
March 21, 2010 8:00 PM
SymphonyCast on KDFC 102.1FM: Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy and Dmitri Shostakovich both suffered under the hands of their old USSR bosses. Ashkenazy got out, but Shostakovich stayed. When Ashkenazy conducts Shostakovich's music today, it is with a fury you can feel.
More information at SymphonyCast
March 28, 2010 4:00 PM
Berkeley Symphony on KALW 91.7FM: Stucky & Stravinsky
Stravinsky's music was radical in its day, yet now his Firebird is a concert hall favorite that you can experience alongside the work of a modern-day Stravinksy, Pulitzer Prize winner Steven Stucky. Joana conducts Stucky's Radical Light-paired here with a Sibelius symphony which inspired it-plus a work based on events of a single day which altered both the Presidency of LBJ and American history.
More information: B.S.O. Radio Broadcasts
April 4, 2010 8:00 PM
S.F. Opera on KDFC 102.1FM: Verdi Requiem
Donald Runnicles concludes his remarkable 17-year tenure as San Francisco Opera's music director and principal conductor. San Francisco Opera salutes its illustrious Maestro with a special one-night only gala concert of Giuseppe Verdi's Requiem.
More information: S.F. Opera on KDFC
March 21, 2010 8:00 PM
Sarah Cahill's "Then & Now" on KALW 91.7FM
Hosted by critically acclaimed pianist Sarah Cahill, "Then & Now" focuses on the relationships between classical music and new music, encompassing interviews with musicians and composers, historical performances, and exciting recordings outside the mainstream.
More information at SarahCahill.com
March 21, 2010 7:00 AM
Jeffrey Thomas: The Sacred Concert on KDFC 102.1FM
Join Jeffrey Thomas every Sunday morning at 7am Pacific / 10am Eastern for two hours of commericial-free choral and vocal music on Classical 102.1 KDFC.
More information at The Sacred Concert.
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