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Midday Classics with Norman Gilliland

Host Norman Gilliland provides listeners with a wide variety of classical music, presents a story from “Grace Notes,” and holds the popular “Midday Quiz.” Musicians traveling through Wisconsin often stop by the studio for live performances, discussions about their most recent works, and upcoming shows.

Schedule

WPR Music, Mondays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Hosted by

Norman Gilliland

Note: Some music is removed from recorded interviews due to copyright laws.

Latest Episodes

Robert Moody and Alban Gehardt
The celebrated conductor and world-renowned cellist stop by the Midday to discuss their upcoming concerts with the Madison Symphony, including Maurice Ravel’s richly orchestrated version of Modest Mussorgsky’s Pictures at […]
November 24, 2025

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Emily Secor
Back in Wisconsin to perform the role of Musetta in the Madison Opera production of Puccini’s La Boheme, soprano Emily Secor shares some of highlights from the opera and describes […]
October 29, 2025

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Benjamin Whitcomb and Vincent deVries
The UW-Whitewater cellist and the globe-hopping pianist perform the Cello Sonata in B-flat Minor by 22-year-old Ernst von Dohnanyi plus Beethoven’s Variations on an aria from Mozart’s The Magic Flute.
September 19, 2025

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Olga Kern
Pianist Olga Kern talks about memories with Van Cliburn while playing her recordings on the Midday.
September 18, 2025

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Ariela Bohrod
Pianist Ariela Bohrod joins Norman Gilliland on the Midday to play recordings of her performances, including a piece from Somei Satoh described as sounding “3D.”
September 5, 2025

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