Classical Conversations
Browse our audio archive of conversations with local and international classical musicians. WGTE's Brad Cresswell and Mary Claire Murphy speak with some of today's greatest artists about their latest recordings and performances. Watch the Classical Conversations Video Interviews. Classical Conversations® is a registered trademark of Classical Conversations Multi Media, Inc. and is licensed by WGTE.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Episodes
- 269
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
Fischer Duo: Brahms
Now going on their 48th year, the Fischer Duo (Norman Fischer and Jeanne Kierman Fischer) are celebrated around the world for their rich and thoughtful performances. In their latest album from Centau…
Fri 04 Jan 2019
Cally Banham: Cor Christmas
Looking for a last minute stocking stuffer? Cally Banham, solo English Horn for the Saint Louis Symphony, has released a new album of Christmas favorites in wonderful arrangements featuring a variety…
Thu 20 Dec 2018
Live from FM 91: DePue Brothers Christmas
Two members of the ever-popular DePue Brothers Band (Alex and Zachary DePue) along with special guest Aria Curzon preview their upcoming Christmas Spectacular concert at Bowling Green State Universit…
Thu 13 Dec 2018
Seong-Jin Cho: Mozart
Reigning Chopin Competition winner and piano superstar Seong-Jin Cho joins us for a preview of his latest album on Deutsche Grammophon, dedicated to the music of Mozart. On the disk is soulful and ex…
Fri 07 Dec 2018
Anthony Roth Costanzo: ARC Glass/Handel
In his debut solo album, star countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo pairs two iconic composers: George Frederic Handel and Philip Glass. While the two may seem at opposite ends of the musical spectrum,…
Fri 16 Nov 2018
Kirill Gerstein: The Gershwin Moment
Renowned pianist (and Toledo favorite) Kirill Gerstein chats up his new album The Gershwin Moment – which features classics like Rhapsody in Blue alongside piano tributes by Earl Wild and Oscar Levan…
Fri 09 Nov 2018
Live from FM 91: Alain Trudel
You may know Alain Trudel as the newly-minted Music Director of the Toledo Symphony, but he is also one of the world's most acclaimed trombonists. Alain joins us in WGTE's Dana Performance Studio wit…
Fri 02 Nov 2018
Ellis Hall and the TSO
On Saturday, November 3, 2018 at 8 PM at the Stranahan Theater, protégé of Ray Charles and former lead singer of Tower of Power, Ellis Hall joins the Toledo Symphony Orchestra to perform Motown favor…
Tue 23 Oct 2018
Hilary Hahn: Bach Again
Violinist Hilary Hahn made a big splash with her first recording at age 17: an album of the first three sonatas and partitas by J.S. Bach – some of the most difficult solo works for the instrument. N…
Wed 10 Oct 2018
Harold Budd at TMA and BGSU
Genre-defying artist and composer Harold Budd joins us in the studio to preview his weekend of performances and appearances at the Toledo Museum of Art and Bowling Green State University. Also on the…
Fri 05 Oct 2018
Llŷr Williams: Beethoven Unbound
Welsh pianist Llŷr Williams joins us to preview his 12-CD box set Beethoven Unbound. Recorded live during his three-year Beethoven cycle of concerts at London's Wigmore Hall, the collection contains …
Fri 05 Oct 2018
Tesla Quartet: Haydn, Ravel, Stravinsky
Formed at The Juilliard School in 2008, the Tesla Quartet quickly established itself as one of the most promising young ensembles in New York. Some ten years later, they've not only gained internatio…
Fri 21 Sep 2018
News: Toledo Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA)
Toledo Symphony President Zak Vassar, Toledo Ballet Artistic Director Lisa Meyer-Lang, and Toledo Symphony Music Director Alain Trudel join us for a discussion about their newly announced umbrella or…
Wed 19 Sep 2018
Duo Noire: Night Triptych
Duo Noire (classical guitarists Thomas Flippin and Christopher Mallett) offer a preview of their debut album, Night Triptych – which contains works by living women composers written just for them.
Fri 14 Sep 2018
The Crossing: Zealot Canticles
Conductor Donald Nally joins us for a conversation about his choral group The Crossing, and their recent project Zealot Canticles – which pairs the provocative writings of Nigerian Nobel laureate Wol…
Fri 07 Sep 2018
Neave Trio: French Moments
The young and vibrant Neave Trio – violinist Anna Williams, cellist Mikhail Veselov, and pianist Eri Nakamura – preview their new album "French Moments" from Chandos Records. The disc contains master…
Fri 10 Aug 2018
Inbal Segev and Juho Pohjonen: Chopin, Schumann, Grieg
Cellist Inbal Segev and pianist Juho Pohjonen join us for a preview of their new album from Avie Records, which includes three chamber music masterpieces: the cello sonatas of Chopin and Grieg, plus …
Fri 03 Aug 2018
Ray Chen: The Golden Age
In his new album "The Golden Age" for Decca Classics, violinist Ray Chen pays tribute to the great violinists of the past while looking to the future. Ray joins us to preview the disc, which include…
Wed 25 Jul 2018
Notorious RBG in Song
Soprano Patrice Michaels, along with her husband James Ginsberg, founder of Cedille Records in Chicago, join us for a conversation about their ambitious musical project which profiles James's mother,…
Fri 13 Jul 2018
Amit Peled: To Brahms, With Love
Cellist Amit Peled carries on the formidable legacy of the great Pablo Casals, both as the custodian of Casals' own cello and through his long-running project of recreating Casals' concerts. In his l…
Fri 06 Jul 2018
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