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11/11/10 12:00pm |
Alisa Weilerstein - Norman and Stephanie welcome cellist Alisa Weilerstein to the WPR studios where she plays her English-made 1790 William Forster cello.
The 26 year old sensation will be performing Dvor k's Cello Concerto with the Madison Symphony Orchestra from November 12-14 at the Overture Center in Madison. View this YouTube Video with the Sim n Bol var Orchestra.
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11/4/10 12:00pm |
Jason Hardy - Norman and Stephanie talk to bassets Jason Hardy who performed as Figaro in The Marriage of Figaro with the Madison Opera on Friday, November 5th and Sunday, November 7th at the Overture Center in Madison.
He has performed in productions with the New York City Opera, the Atlanta Opera, the Florentine Opera and with Wolf Trap Opera. Hardy has recently released his first solo CD, entitled "Youth and Love".
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10/29/10 12:00pm |
Christina and Michelle Naughton - Stephanie talks to pianists Christina and Michelle Naughton "The Naughton Twins". These native Madisonian pianists are starting to get national attention for their artistry, and they performed with the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra Friday, October 29th. The performance included Torke's Adjustable Wrench, Schubert's Symphony No. 8 'Unfinished' and Mendelssohn's Concerto for Two Pianos in E major. WPR Studio Photo
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10/14/10 12:00pm |
Olga Kern - Olga Kern guest artist with Madison Symphony Orchestra, performing Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 on October 15, 16 and 17.
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9/30/10 12:00pm |
Trevor Stephenson and Marc Vallon - Norman and Stephanie interview Trevor Stephenson who is a harpsichordist and Artistic director of Madison Bach Musicians, and Marc Vallon, a composer, bassoonist and Professor of Music at UW-Madison.
The Madison Bach Musicians performed works by Haydn, Bach and Vivaldi on October 2 & 3, 2010 at the First Congregational Church in Madison.
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9/9/10 12:00pm |
Pamela Howland - Pianist Pamela Howland discusses her performance called "Remembering Frederic" at the Oconomowoc Arts Center in Wisconsin on Sept 11, 2010. The performance features the music of Chopin and writings of George Sand.
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8/24/10 12:00pm |
John Harbison - Norman Gilliland interviews John Harbison, pianist, composer and artist director of the Token Creek Music Festival which ran from August 28th through September 5th, 2010.WPR Studio Photo
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8/18/10 12:00pm |
Tom Wopat - Norman and Stephanie interview Broadway singer and actor Tom Wopat. He is a University of Wisconsin-Madison Alumnus who first achieved fame in the long-running television series The Dukes of Hazzard.
Today Wopat can be found on Broadway or locally at the Wisconsin Union Theater in the performance of South Pacific.
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8/2/10 12:00pm |
Steven Ebel - Norman and Stephanie interview composer and singer Steven Ebel. He was the first singer/composer in the 118 year history of the Royal Opera House in London to perform his own work "Diary of a Young Poet" under their auspices.
He was a guest artist at the Steans Institute at the Ravinia Music Festival until August 19, 2010. Although currently living in New York, he's originally from Jefferson, Wisconsin and was a winner of WPR's Neale-Silva Young Artists Competition in 2001.
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7/22/10 12:00pm |
The Kat Trio - Live from WPR's music studio in Madison, Norman and Stephanie talked to the members of The Kat Trio and heard them perform music by Bruch, Sibelius, Rachmaninov, Gottschalk and Lamb.
They talked about their music and their preformance at Divine Savior United Methodist Church on Sunday, July 25. The members of the "Ekaterinburg Classical Trio" are clarinetist Vlad Gorbich, violinist Vikki Gorbich and guest pianist Patrick Christians.Studio Photo 1 / Studio Photo 2
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7/20/10 12:00pm |
Evan Richards - Norman and Stephanie visit with Evan Richards, producer, videographer and board member for The Madison Savoyards.
Every summer the The Madison Savoyards present fully staged productions with orchestra of Gilbert and Sullivan operettas. Friday through Sunday on the weekends of July 23 and July 30, they put on Gilbert & Sullivan's HMS Pinafore at Music Hall on the UW-Madison campus.
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7/12/10 12:00pm |
Paul Rowe and Tom Zajac - Norman and Stephanie interview artistic director Paul Rowe and instrumentalist Tom Zajac representing the 11th annual Madison Early Music Festival which took place at the Mosse Humanities Building on the UW-Madison campus. The festival included Master Classes and lectures.
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6/24/10 12:00pm |
David Judish and Jon Lewis - Norman and Stephanie talk to David Judisch, Music Director and Jon Lewis, President of the Norwegian Singers Association of America about the 58th biennial Sangerfest held in Madison from June 24th to June 26th, 2010.
Sangerfest is produced by the Dane County Friends of Scandinavian Culture in association with the NSAA and is hosted by Madison's Edvard Grieg Chorus. in 2010 it was held at the Overture Center and included accompaniment by the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra.
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6/23/10 12:00pm |
Joan Singer - Stephanie interviews violinist Joan Singer, founder and current director of the group Quin Tango. She is a member of the Baltimore Opera Orchestra and Capitol Chamber Ensemble.
The group appeared at the Green Lake Festival of Music on Friday, June 25th at Ripon College. The festival ran from June 11 through July 25, 2010.
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6/8/10 12:00pm |
Sejoon Park - Norman and Stephanie join 19 year old pianist Sejoon Park who plays live from WPR's Buck Studio in Madison.
Born in Seoul, Korea of musical parents, he started playing at the age of six. He's appearing at PianoArts, the biennial North American piano competition. Their competition finale with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra is on June 9th in Brookfield, Wisconsin.
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6/3/10 12:00pm |
Sally Chisolm - Norman and Stephanie talk to violist Sally Chisolm, a member of the Pro Arte Quartet. They performed as members of the Midsummer's Music Festival in Door County.
The festival ran from June 11th through July 11th. The programs include "Passion and Pathos", "Gallery Fantasies", "Intense Memories", "Radiance and Rapture", "Echos of the Past", "Romatic Revelations", Historical Connections" and on the Labor Day weekend, "Celebration".
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5/4/10 12:00pm |
Matt Oltman - Norman and Stephanie interview Matt Oltman, Music Director of the Grammy award winning choral group Chanticleer.
The group is based in San Francisco and known around the world as "an orchestra of voices" for the seamless blend of its twelve male voices. They will be performing at the UW-Madison Union Theater on Thursday, May 6 at 7pm.
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5/4/10 12:00pm |
Russian Folk Orchestra and Yid Vicious - Norman and Stephanie talk to members of the Russian Folk Orchestra and Yid Vicious.
They'll be performing at the Middleton Performing Arts Center on Saturday, May 8th for an evening of Russian, Eastern European and Jewish music.
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4/1/10 12:00pm |
Philippe Bianconi - Norman and Stephanie interview French pianist Philippe Bianconi. After winning the Silver Medal in the 7th Van Cliburn International Competition, he made an acclaimed recital debut at Carnegie Hall in 1987.
Mr. Bianconi lives in Paris and performs extensively in Europe. He will be performing with the Madison Symphony Orchestra on Friday, April 15 through Sunday, April 17 at the Overture Center. Included in the performance will be Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.
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4/1/10 12:00pm |
Mike Leckrone - Norman and Stephanie visit with Mike Lachrone, Director of the UW Marching Band and The Varsity Band. The 300-member UW Varsity Band played several concerts on April 16-17 at the Kohl Center in Madison.
The concerts were the 36th annual Varsity Band Concert and also included a celebration of the the birthday for the UW's official song, "On, Wisconsin!" Lachrone received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Wisconsin Foundation for School Music in 2007.
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