Apr 24 Featured Album Featured Album & Giveaway: Portraits The McGill/McHale Trio formed in 2014 after a concert at Bowling Green University in Ohio. Siblings Demarre and Anthony McGill both hold top positions in their orchestras: Demarre is the principal flutist of the Seattle Symphony and Anthony is the principal clarinetist of the New York Philharmonic. Michael McHale is one of Ireland’s leading pianists, […] By WUOL Apr 24 Featured Album Featured Album & Giveaway: Portraits By WUOL
Mar 13 Featured Album Featured Album: Sheku Kanneh-Mason “Inspiration” At just eighteen years old, Sheku Kanneh-Mason is already scheduled to play with some of the US’ and Europe’s most important orchestras: Tonhalle Zurich Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (his US debut), and Atlanta and Seattle Symphonies. He was awarded the BBC Young Musician award in 2016, after playing […] By WUOL Mar 13 Featured Album Featured Album: Sheku Kanneh-Mason “Inspiration” By WUOL
Feb 22 Featured Album Featured Album: For Lenny This year marks the centennial of Leonard Bernstein (August 25, 1918-October 14, 1990), the iconic, polymath, and genius pianist, composer, conductor, educator, and representative of American musical culture. With concerts and tributes planned around the world, a slew of new recordings are also marking the occasion. Among these is Lara Downes’ tribute For Lenny, which […] By WUOL Feb 22 Featured Album Featured Album: For Lenny By WUOL
Feb 01 Featured Album Rachel Barton Pine: Elgar and Bruch Rachel Barton Pine’s 36th album (!) features the mysterious and monumental Violin Concerto Op. 61, by Edward Elgar, and the well-known Violin Concerto by Max Bruch Op. 26, by Max Bruch. Daniel Gilliam talked with RBP about her history with each concerto, and the importance of Neville Marriner and Yehudi Menuhin in the album. By WUOL Feb 01 Featured Album Rachel Barton Pine: Elgar and Bruch By WUOL
Jan 26 Featured Album Haimovitz and O’Riley: Troika For their third album, Troika, pianist Christopher O’Riley (and host of From the Top, Sundays at 6pm) and cellist Matt Haimovitz tackle the issue of politics and protest in music, particularly from Russia in the 20th and 21st century. Listen to their conversation with Daniel Gilliam. By WUOL Jan 26 Featured Album Haimovitz and O’Riley: Troika By WUOL
Dec 21 Featured Album Featured Album: Winter Songs Over the past decade, Ola Gjeilo has quickly become one of the most performed choral composers in the United States. He has been the composer-in-residence with the Phoenix Chorale, and is currently working with Voces8. His latest album is a long-time idea coming to fruition: a collection of music about winter and, Advent and Christmas. By Daniel Gilliam Dec 21 Featured Album Featured Album: Winter Songs By Daniel Gilliam