Simon Rattle leads the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in Francisco Coll’s vibrant Piano Concerto, with soloist Kirill Gerstein, as well as Roberto Gerhard’s Dances from Don Quixote, Poulenc’s Les Biches, and Debussy’s La Mer.
Conrad Tao stars in Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 under the baton of Nicholas Collon. The program opens with Thomas Adès’s Three-piece Suite from his opera Powder Her Face and also features Edward Elgar’s Enigma Variations. (Part of the WFMT Orchestra Series)
Each week Bill explores a different theme in classical music with illuminating commentary and musical examples, over the course of time sampling from all genres and eras of classical music. This week: "Symphony Part IV" - The symphonic form at its Romantic apex, with composers Anton Bruckner, Gustav Mahler and Edward Elgar.
The Piano Matters - Wednesdays at 3 PM and Sundays at noon.
Between the Keys - Fridays at 3 PM and Saturdays at 6 PM.
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A tribute to poet, visual artist and educator Bette Distler (1935-1986), this Friday (7/17, rebroadcast Saturday 7/18)
Enjoy conversations with and performances by classical musicians of local, national and international fame Thursdays at 3 pm and Saturdays at 4 pm on Cadenza - winner of the 2014 ASCAP Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Awards. This week: Pianist Cecile Licad.
Hear an encore of this month's Bach at Noon from the Bach Choir of Bethlehem, this Friday at 6 pm.
Robert Aubry Davis explores the sources and mainstreams of European music for the thousand years before the birth of Bach. Tune in Fridays at 10 pm and Mondays at noon.
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