Great Composers Chamber Music Series premieres 11th season with a tale of two 19th century heroines"Ahead of Their Time" entwines the lives of two trailblazing artists - German composer Clara Schumann and Italian actress Adelaide Ristori - in an afternoon of music and monologue at the Harris Center. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Philharmonic Flip-Flop: Conductor Alan Gilbert Trades New York For HamburgJune 23, 2017The conductor, who cut his tenure short as the New York Philharmonic's music director, finds a welcoming new home — with a glitzy new concert hall — in Hamburg, Germany.
Watch Conductor Simon Rattle Turn Into A High-Tech Tangle Of SpaghettiJune 21, 2017With the aid of motion capture technology, and an imaginative digital artist, the gestures of the London Symphony Orchestra's conductor are transformed into trippy new animations.
Meet The Nanotechnologist Behind The Timpani At The MetJune 19, 2017Jason Haaheim was a senior scientist at a nanotech company before deciding he wanted to play in a professional orchestra. He's now principal timpanist with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra.
Songs We Love: Arcadi Volodos, 'Intermezzo In A, Op. 118, No. 2'June 16, 2017The Russian pianist, known for his fiery technique, scales back to let his instrument sing sweetly in an autumnal miniature from late in the career of Johannes Brahms.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezDavis Madrigals Celebrate 50 Years Of PerformingJune 16, 2017An elite group of high school singers celebrates 50 years of travel and performances of classical music with a major performance this weekend.
Home Is Where The Classical Music IsMay 11, 2017 | Kevin DohertyIt’s seven thirty on a Wednesday night, and UC Davis Grad Student Natalie Popovich is having some friends over for a party. But this is no ordinary college shindig, Popovich has something special planned for her audience.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezMusic With A Spin: New Releases On Old ClassicsMay 11, 2017 | Kevin DohertyClassical host Kevin Doherty will host this week's Sound Advice. The theme he will be following is classics you've heard of, but with a new take on them.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezConductor Peter Jaffe Plans Large-Scale Concert With Auburn SymphonyMay 10, 2017Conductor Peter Jaffe has an ambitious plan for the Auburn Symphony for its next performance involving thunder simulators, cow bells and a wind machine.
Davis Visit Has Multifaceted Rachel Barton Pine Focused On YouthMay 5, 2017World renowned violinist Rachel Barton Pine is in Davis this weekend for a series of events centered around young musicians. She spoke about that and other topics with CapRadio's morning classical host, Kevin Doherty.
Don't Hire Me. Hire A Female Composer InsteadMay 1, 2017The number of female composers represented in the programming at America's top orchestras is dismal — less than 2 percent. Guest essayist Mohammed Fairouz proposes one provocative solution.