Interplay: Conversations in Music with Michael Shapiro
Michael Shapiro, composer and conductor, talks to prominent musicians and creators about their work, their response to current events, and their hopes for the future.
- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 31 minutes
- Episodes
- 67
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Garrett Keast
Michael Shapiro in conversation with conductor Garrett Keast about his international career, now centered in Berlin, Germany, and the travails and challenges for an American conductor.
Norman Lebrecht
Michael Shapiro in conversation with author, critic, and historian Norman Lebrecht about the foundations of his writings, the background of his latest book, "Genius and Anxiety, How Jews Changed the …
Band Maestros
Michael Shapiro in conversation with conductors and professors Sarah McKoin (Texas Tech), Robert Carnochan (University of Miami), David Kehler (Kennesaw State University), Albert Nguyen (University o…
Elliott Forrest
Michael Shapiro in conversation with broadcaster and producer Elliott Forrest about his many productions such as Considering Matthew Shepard with Craig Hella Johnson and Conspirare and original work …
Jerry Junkin
Michael Shapiro in conversation with conductor Jerry Junkin, conductor of the Dallas Winds, UT Austin Wind Ensemble, and ensembles in Japan and China. Junkin describes working with both university an…
JoAnn Falletta
Michael Shapiro in conversation with conductor JoAnn Falletta, Music Director of the Buffalo Philharmonic about her international conducting, legacy of promoting American composers, and desire to wor…
Leonard Slatkin
Michael Shapiro in conversation with conductor Leonard Slatkin (St. Louis Symphony, National Symphony, Lyons Philharmonic, and BBC Symphony) about his recorded legacy, promotion of American composers…