Classical MusicClassical Music Playlist, July 15, 2024Leonard Bernstein premiered his Chichester Psalms on July 15th, 1965. Composed on a commission from the Chichester Cathedral in England, the work is an uplifting prayer for peace with texts of Psalms sung in Hebrew. It's today's Midday Masterpiece.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezArts Critic Jeff Hudson Previews Music On Sound AdviceNovember 3, 2016Arts critic Jeff Hudson joins us on Sound Advice to highlight some of the music you’ll be able to hear live in the coming months.
The Transatlantic Collaboration Behind Wynton Marsalis' New Violin ConcertoNovember 1, 2016The jazz trumpeter wrote his Concerto in D for, and with, the Scottish violinist Nicola Benedetti. The two say the process was "fascinating" — but painstakingly slow.
Popular Northern California Classical Music Conductor Henrik Jul-Hansen Has DiedOctober 28, 2016 | Paul ConleyClassical music conductor, composer and professor Henrik Jul Hansen has died at his home in Sacramento. A family friend says Hansen – who founded and conducted the Gold Country Chamber Orchestra - died last week at the age of 62.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezNicholas McGegan Celebrates 30 Years As Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra DirectorOctober 21, 2016Capital Public Radio's Kevin Doherty interviewed Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra director Nicholas McGegan in preview of the group's concert at the Harris Center Oct. 23. McGegan is celebrating his 30th anniversary as director this year.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezViolinist Joe Kye And Rapper Jason Chu Combine Musical Talents For Original SoundOctober 19, 2016Violinist Joe Kye and Jason Chu join Insight to perform music and talk about their previous performance at the Mondavi Center with Science Friday's Ira Flatow.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezDavis-Based Pianist Lara Downes Releases New AlbumOctober 17, 2016A new solo album to be released later this month by Davis-based pianist Lara Downes, takes inspiration from the Langston Hughes poem “Let America Be America Again.” Downes previews music from the album and explains where she conceived the album.
Piano Prodigy Ray Ushikubo, A Talented Teenager With An Old SoulOctober 14, 2016 | Kevin Doherty15-year-old pianist Ray Ushikubo has performed with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and on stage at Carnegie Hall. He performed with the Modesto Symphony Orchestra at the Gallo Center for the Arts last weekend.
Violinist Daniel Hope Joins Up With New Century Chamber OrchestraOctober 12, 2016 | Kevin DohertyThe San Francisco-based New Century Chamber Orchestra announced yesterday that they have named internationally acclaimed violinist Daniel Hope to the position of “Artistic Partner” beginning next Fall.
Steve Reich At 80: The Phases Of A Lifetime In MusicOctober 10, 2016He's been a hero to musicians from Brian Eno and David Bowie to Radiohead and The National. Now entering his ninth decade, American composer Steve Reich is always looking ahead.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezCellist James Jaffe To Play With Auburn Symphony For Weekend ConcertOctober 10, 2016Cellist James Jaffe plays with the Auburn Symphony this weekend but before he does, he will preview some of his music live on Insight.