PT's Artists in Residence
The nine men of Cantus will join host Fred Child for a special four-concert residency. They'll give PT listeners a behind the scenes glimpse at how the ensemble chooses their music and how they prepare it without a conductor. The singers will also perform wide-ranging repertoire, everything from classical music to folk music to even a pop song or two.
Giving Thanks
(November, 2010)

PT at Aspen
This summer PT broadcast live from the Aspen Music Festival and School, one of the biggest and most venerated summer music institutions. See and hear why this festival, at 8,000 feet, is at the highest caliber. See images and listen to additional audio.
(August, 2010)

PT at the Marlboro Music Festival
In July Performance Today visited the legendary Marlboro Music Festival in Marlboro, Vermont. See images and listen to audio from host Fred Child's visit.
(July, 2010)

In studio with Midori and Robert McDonald
Most violinists would be thrilled with Midori's performance calendar, appearing as a soloist in the great concert halls of the world. But Midori wanted more. Listen to her conversation with Fred Child about her musical outreach programs to children around the world which, she says, train kids to not just be great musicians but great kids. Midori is joined by pianist Robert McDonald to play music by Brahms, Hindemith and Kreisler.
Midori plays music by Bach and Brahms
Midori plays music by Hindemith and Kreisler
(July 12, 2010)

The Schubert Club — a highly regarded performing arts organization in St. Paul, Minnesota — owns a rare trove of composer documents as part of its Gilman Ordway Manuscript Collection. The collection includes several letters written by Gustav Mahler to his newly-appointed New York Philharmonic concertmaster Theodore Spiering. Mahler had hired Spiering himself, and in the letters discusses programming, soloists, and musical needs, as well as his thoughts about numbers of concerts, salary, and musicians.
View full slideshow (12 total images)
(July, 2010)

In studio with Joyce Yang
Pianist Joyce Yang says Robert Schumann is a composer who follows his passions wherever they take him. One minute his music sounds like enjoying a gourmet dinner, she says, and the next minute he's eating a brownie. Listen to Fred's conversation with Yang about Schumann and her performance of Carnaval.
Schumann without boundaries
(June 10, 2010)

Cameron Carpenter, organist
Cameron Carpenter is a young American organist who wows his audiences with every aspect of his performance, from his flashy technique to his custom-made costumes and sparkly shoes. He sat down with host Fred Child for music and conversation recently, on location in Mahtomedi, Minnesota.
Listen to the conversation
(June 2, 2010)

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
(May 13, 2010)

In studio with Shai Wosner
We've long appreciated the beautiful notes that composer Franz Schubert wrote nearly 200 years ago, but pianist Shai Wosner says we should pay more attention to the way Schubert composed silence. Wosner joins host Fred Child in the studio to play music by Schubert and talk about his brilliance.
Piano Sonata in A Major, D. 664
Moment Musical
(May 13, 2010)

In studio with Pekka Kuusisto
Finnish violinist Pekka Kuusisto is trained as a classical musician, but he says as a performer living in the 21st Century, he has to be aware of all of the music influences around him. That's why you'll hear him also play jazz, folk music, even some experimental music for electric violin.
Listen to the conversation
(May 7, 2010)

In-studio with Anonymous 4
The four female voices of Anonymous 4 join host Fred Child to take you into the world of the sisterhood of Las Huelgas, a convent for the nobility in nothern Spain in the 13th Century. When the sisters weren't fulfilling church duties, they wrote and sang music that shows suprising sophistication.
Listen to the music of Las Huelgas
(April 29, 2010)

In studio with Barthold Kuijken
It's not that the Baroque flute fell out of fashion, says flutist Barthold Kuijken. It just adapted to fit the new needs of a large orchestra. Kuijken joins Fred Child in the studio to play the Baroque music that he feels people now need to hear. Flutist Emmanuel Davis also performs.
Listen to their performance
(April 22, 2010)