All Stories by Katrina Becker
Richard Stoltzman Interview
Clarinetist Richard Stoltzman discusses the Brahms Quintet and his other interests.
St. Lawrence String Quartet
The St. Lawrence String Quartet has a strong reputation for passionate performances of traditional repertoire, but the ensemble also prides itself on its commitment to contemporary music. In March 2004, KBAQ's Katrina Becker spoke with second violinist Barry Shiffman regarding a powerful new classic.
Ballet Arizona revisits Play
Three years after its world premiere, Ballet Arizona returns to the full-length ballet Play on May 14-16, choreographed by Artistic Director Ib Andersen and featuring the music of Mozart, Schubert, Britten, and Stravinsky.
Hear Katrina Becker's original story from 2007, including interviews with Andersen and dancer Joseph Cavanaugh.
Coppélia
Ballet Arizona performs Coppélia through Sunday, April 3, at the Orpheum Theatre in downtown Phoenix. Artistic Director and choreographer Ib Andersen and dancer Paola Hartley spoke with KBAQ's Katrina Becker about this new production.
Breaking news: Haiti earthquake relief
Support earthquake relief in Haiti with a contribution to the Red Cross.
Pianist André-Michel Schub performs in Scottsdale
Pianist André-Michel Schub, winner of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition gold medal in 1981, talks about his teacher Rudolf Serkin, his friend Dayton Grafman, and the music of Brahms and Schumann.
Schub plays a solo recital at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday evening, January 17, 2010, at 7:30PM.
Breaking news: Haiti earthquake relief
The January 12th earthquake in Haiti has resulted in an estimated 100,000 deaths. Relief contributions
can be made to the American Red Cross at 1-800-RED-CROSS or 1-800-257-7575.
The address for contributions is:
American Red Cross
P.O. Box 37243
Washington D.C. 20013
Note: no audio for this feature.
Pianist André-Michel Schub performs in Scottsdale
Pianist André-Michel Schub, winner of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition gold medal in 1981, talks about his teacher Rudolf Serkin, his friend Dayton Grafman, and the music of Brahms and Schumann.
Schub plays a solo recital at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday evening, January 17, 2010, at 7:30PM.
This Week in Classical Music-December 7, 2008
•Phoenix Chorale nominated for four GRAMMY awards
•YouTube Symphony Orchestra plays music by Tan Dun
•Metropolitan Opera broadcasts on Arizona PBS - KAET TV channel 8
Pianist Andreas Klein and the sonata form
In live performance and through his thoughtful recordings, pianist Andreas Klein tells the musical story of four sonatas by Mozart, Ravel, Prokofiev, and Brahms.
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