The Answered Question Podcast
1) Episode 90: Pianist Benjamin Grosvenor and Conductor François-Xavier Roth at the BSO
Pianist Benjamin Grosvenor and conductor François-Xavier Roth preview a Boston Symphony Orchestra program that includes Méhul's Overture toThe Amazons, Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 21, and Beethoven's ...Show More
2) Episode 89: Kavakos and Nelsons at the BSO, Faust, Melnikov, and A Far Cry at the Gardner
Violinist Leonidas Kavakos previews his Boston Symphony Orchestra performance of Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No. 2 and describes the "Willemotte" Stradivarius violin he plays, and Andris Nelsons talks...Show More
3) Episode 88: Chameleon Arts Ensemble's Deborah Boldin, and Rudolf Buchbinder and Andris Nelsons at the BSO
Deborah Boldin, flutist and founding Artistic Director of the Chameleon Arts Ensemble, describes the elements of an All-American program of works by Copland, Beach, and Berger, and pianist Rudolf Buch...Show More
4) Episode 87: Pianist Martin Helmchen and Tanglewood 2018
Pianist Martin Helmchen describes the revolutionary qualities of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3, and BSO Artistic Administrator and Director of Tanglewood Tony Fogg previews the 2018 Tanglewood seas...Show More
5) Episode 86: Conductors Alessandro Quarta and Gil Rose
Alessandro Quarta, the founder and director of Concerto Romano, talks with Alan McLellan about the group's Boston Early Music Festival performance of Pasquini's Il San Vito, and Gil Rose, the founder ...Show More
6) Episode 85: Ken-David Masur, and Members of the Berlin Philharmonic
Boston Symphony Orchestra Associate Conductor Ken-David Masur describes the characteristics of two sets of incidental music for the theater: Beethoven'sEgmontand Grieg'sPeer Gynt. Also, two members of...Show More
7) Episode 84: Hilary Hahn and David Stern
Violinist Hilary Hahn describes the unique qualities of Dvorák's Violin Concerto, which she performs with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, as well as the huge range of collaborative projects she's under...Show More
8) Episode 83: Gil Shaham and Garrick Ohlsson
Violinist Gil Shaham talks with host Brian McCreath about the Violin Concerto by Tchaikovsky, as well as the next chapter in his series of recordings of concertos from the 1930's, and pianist Garrick ...Show More
9) Episode 82: Paul Lewis and Andris Nelsons of the BSO, and Artistic Directors Past and Present of Rockport Music
Pianist Paul Lewis talks with host Brian McCreath about Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4, and Andris Nelsons reveals two sides of Shostakovich's Symphony No. 11, "The Year 1905." Also, Alan McLellan a...Show More
10) Episode 81: The BSO on Bernstein
As the Boston Symphony Orchestra opens its 2017-2018 season, three members of the orchestra recall working with Leonard Bernstein, both as students and as professionals, and Music Director Andris Nels...Show More