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Classical Californians: Etienne Gara | Tune in Wednesday at 7pm!
This week, Classical Californians welcomes back Delirium Musicum Artistic Director, Etienne Gara, for a look into the ensemble’s newest album, Cabinet of Curiosities.
Classical Californians: Nicholas Pike
Classical Californians welcomes Emmy award-winning composer and musician Nicholas Pike to share his Oscar nominated aria "Sweet Dreams of Joy" from the short documentary Viva Verdi!
Classical Californians: Jon Batiste
This week on Classical Californians, Grammy- and Oscar-winning musician Jon Batiste guides us through the music that shaped his artistic journey.
Classical Californians: Irene Messoloras
Irene Messoloras is a member of the University of California, Irvine music faculty, the conductor of Meridian, and this week's Classical Californian.
Classical Californians: USC President Beong-Soo Kim
This week’s Classical Californian is cellist and the University of Southern California Interim President Beong-Soo Kim.
Classical Californians: Lincoln Jones
Lincoln Jones, artistic director of the American Contemporary Ballet, is this week’s Classical Californian.
Saturday Morning Car Tunes: The Tone Poem
He’s a tone poet—does he even know it? Franz Liszt invented the tone poem, an orchestral piece inspired by a story, picture, or idea. It’s a whole musical language. This week, learn all about musical poetry.
Saturday Morning Car Tunes: Franz Liszt
Make a list and check it twice... Lisztomania hits on a Saturday morning! Tune in this week to learn more about one of the greatest composer-pianists of the 19th century.
Saturday Morning Car Tunes: Fanny Hensel
This week, meet Fanny Hensel! She wrote over 450 works, including one of the first string quartets by a woman. She only published her music a year before she died, and now it's finally getting the attention it deserves.
Saturday Morning Car Tunes: Felix Mendelssohn, Pt. II
Symphonies, overtures, Songs Without Words, oratorios with words, and one of the greatest violin concertos ever written—tune in this week for Felix Mendelssohn, Part Two!
Saturday Morning Car Tunes: Hollywood
What's the music that makes movies magical? This week, tune in for the Hollywood soundtracks behind your favorite films, from the magic of Disney to the galaxies of Star Wars and the mountains of Middle-earth.
Saturday Morning Car Tunes: Felix Mendelssohn, Pt. I
Felix Mendelssohn was a child prodigy who became one of the great Romantic composers. Drawing on Bach’s counterpoint, Mozart’s grace, and Beethoven’s drama, his music marries Classicism and Romanticism.
