Apr 01 Blog In This Together Check out our new weekly segment called In This Together, something to help bring us a little closer with music and conversation in a time when we need to be apart. Hosted by Daniel Gilliam and Teddy Abrams, with each show we’ll virtually gather with notable figures, musicians and you. You can listen Fridays at […] By WUOL Apr 01 Blog In This Together By WUOL
Feb 27 Blog Black History in Classical Music Black Americans have continually struggled to find a voice in classical music, but a few have succeeded. Louisville Civic Orchestra celebrates Black History Month with music by composers Florence Price, Julio Racine and Michael Abels. Classical Louisville’s Alan Brandt discussed the event with Artistic Director Jason Hart Raff and trumpeter Jon Wysong. By WUOL Feb 27 Blog Black History in Classical Music By WUOL
Jan 16 Blog Semyon Bychkov and The Tchaikovsky Project When Semyon Bychkov began working with the Czech Philharmonic in 2013, The Tchaikovsky Project was almost immediately born. Since then, the orchestra and Bychkov have recorded Tchaikovsky’s symphonies, other major orchestral works, and the piano concertos with Kirill Gerstein. In this conversation with Daniel Gilliam, Bychkov talks about the misunderstandings of the composer and what […] By WUOL Jan 16 Blog Semyon Bychkov and The Tchaikovsky Project By WUOL
Jan 10 Giveaway Giveaway: Rachel Barton Pine & Teddy Abrams Did Joseph Joachim ghost Antonín Dvořák? Maybe, says Rachel Barton Pine. Her conversation with Daniel Gilliam includes insights into the violin concertos of Aram Khachaturian and Dvořák, featured on her new album with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Teddy Abrams. Loading… By WUOL Jan 10 Giveaway Giveaway: Rachel Barton Pine & Teddy Abrams By WUOL
Jan 08 Special Special: A Beautiful Symphony of Brotherhood Monday, January 18, 2020 at 9am and 9pm Martin Luther King, Jr. grew up listening to and singing church songs, and saw gospel and folk music as natural tools to further the civil rights movement. In this hour-long special from WQXR and WNYC, host Terrance McKnight interweaves musical examples with Dr. King’s own speeches and […] By WUOL Jan 08 Special Special: A Beautiful Symphony of Brotherhood By WUOL
Dec 09 Holiday Holiday Specials 2019 Bourbon Baroque Messiah December 21, 8pm Louisville’s period-instrument ensemble presents Georg Frideric Handel’s oratorio Messiah in its entirety. See the program here. A Christmas Pastorale December 22, 9am Host Alan Brandt presents an hour of holiday-themed music from the British Isles, including Gerald Finzi’s Dies natalis, Arnold Bax’s Christmas Eve, Frederick Delius’ Sleigh Ride and […] By WUOL Dec 09 Holiday Holiday Specials 2019 By WUOL