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In-studio with the YL Choir
Warning: The male voices of the Finnish Ylioppilaskunnan Laulajat Choir (the YL Choir for short) might just rattle the rafters. Host Fred Child sits down with conductor Matti Hyokki on stage at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis to talk about the history of the choir and listen to them perform music.
Listen to the YL Choir
In-studio with Anonymous 4
The women of Anonymous 4 joined PT at the Church of St. Bernard in St. Paul for terrific performances of early English and American carols all written about the Christmas story of the Cherry Tree.
The Cherry Tree
In Studio with Alessio Bax
Piano competitions are practically the soap operas of classical music--new alliances, old grudges, a desire to stop at almost nothing to win. But pianist Alessio Bax had an entirely different experience. In fact, he met his wife at a piano competition. Bax joins host Fred Child in the studio to perform music by Brahms and Rachmaninoff and talk about what it's like to share an apartment with his toughest, kindest critic.
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Top Score with Emily Reese
Emily Reese, avid gamer and host of the popular podcast Top Score, joined Fred to talk about classical music and video games.
Warning: The male voices of the Finnish Ylioppilaskunnan Laulajat Choir (the YL Choir for short) might just rattle the rafters. Host Fred Child sits down with conductor Matti Hyokki on stage at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis to talk about the history of the choir and listen to them perform music.
Listen to the YL Choir
The women of Anonymous 4 joined PT at the Church of St. Bernard in St. Paul for terrific performances of early English and American carols all written about the Christmas story of the Cherry Tree.
The Cherry Tree
Piano competitions are practically the soap operas of classical music--new alliances, old grudges, a desire to stop at almost nothing to win. But pianist Alessio Bax had an entirely different experience. In fact, he met his wife at a piano competition. Bax joins host Fred Child in the studio to perform music by Brahms and Rachmaninoff and talk about what it's like to share an apartment with his toughest, kindest critic.
Part 1
Part 2
Emily Reese, avid gamer and host of the popular podcast Top Score, joined Fred to talk about classical music and video games.
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PT Turns 25
In January of 1987, a new arts show hit the public radio airwaves for the first time. It was called Performance Today. A number of talented hosts and staffers have worked on the show in the intervening years. But the thing that has stayed during that time has been the immediacy of the show. Cellist Yo-Yo Ma calls it the "I was there" feeling you get from Performance Today. Join us and help us celebrate 25 years of Performance Today.
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The Piano Puzzler®
Test your ears as Bruce Adolphe takes a popular tune and transforms it into something that sounds like it was composed by one of the greats. Guess the great and the song. Then listen to a piece by the composer in question. The Piano Puzzler® with Bruce Adolphe is available for download and as a podcast.
Test your ears as Bruce Adolphe takes a popular tune and transforms it into something that sounds like it was composed by one of the greats. Guess the great and the song. Then listen to a piece by the composer in question. The Piano Puzzler® with Bruce Adolphe is available for download and as a podcast.
