Stand Partners for Life Podcast
1) Music or muddle: Shostakovich’s 5th Symphony
Shostakovich had never had it worse: his latest opera, Lady Macbeth, had been panned. And not just by an ordinary critic: Joseph Stalin himself had paid a visit to the opera house. The official Soviet...Show More
2) The best cadenza ever? Prokofiev and Ma Vlast
Have you ever "discovered" a major piece, live, in the concert hall? Nathan remembers sitting right next to a big star performing Prokofiev's second Piano Concerto, with its massive and breathtaking f...Show More
3) Stand Partners “Four” Life
This week's landmark episode marks the return of Akiko, plus a pair of fellow stand partners for life: violists Kate Reddish and Eric Lea! We discuss the slings and arrows of a career in music, what ...Show More
4) Travis Maril, Violympic Champion
I'm joined in the backyard this week by Violympian and VMC participant Travis Maril, as well as his fellow USC alum and my Director of Operations, Kate Reddish. Our wide-ranging conversation includes ...Show More
5) Kerstin Tenney and the Light Album
Nathan, Kerstin and Kate (and Kate's SPFL Eric) in Pasadena Today I'm talking with Kerstin Tenney, VMC violinist par excellence, as well as my Director of Operations, violist (and VMC alumna par eq...Show More
6) Tour-ready? Copland 3, Mahler 1, and more
It's tour time! While you're listening, we'll be flying, driving, and playing our way through Boston, New York, Mexico City, and Guanajuato. So to kick off the trip, let's talk tour repertoire and han...Show More
7) Welcome back with the All-Time Awards
Akiko and I are back for the 2022-2023 season! In this first episode we share with you a fun new format: awards in all kinds of different categories. Next week we'll focus on the season-opening tour p...Show More
8) 039: Summer motivation, plus Q & A
We took quite a long break from recording the show with everything going on at the moment, but we are so glad to be back. To kick things off again we thought we would use this episode to go through a ...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.9) 039: Summer motivation, plus Q & A
We took quite a long break from recording the show with everything going on at the moment, but we are so glad to be back. To kick things off again we thought we would use this episode to go through a ...Show More
10) 038: Do we really need a conductor?
Here at Stand Partner HQ, we get this question a lot! And that should tell you something without even knowing the answer. Nobody asks what a pilot does, or if we really need one for our airplanes. But...Show More
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