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American Public Media’s Performance Today® is America’s most popular classical music radio program and a winner of the 2014 Gabriel Award for artistic achievement. The show is broadcast on hundreds of public radio stations across the country, including at 1 p.m. central weekdays on Minnesota Public Radio. More information about our stations can be found at 

Hosted by Valerie Kahler, Performance Today® features live concert recordings that can’t be heard anywhere else, highlights from new album releases, and in-studio performances and interviews. Performance Today® is based at the APM studios in St. Paul, Minnesota, but is frequently on the road, with special programs broadcast from festivals and public radio stations around the country.

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Valerie Kahler

Kathryn Slusher is the senior producer of Performance Today, where she leads programming and production for the show. In her spare time, she enjoys the vibrant Twin Cities music and theater scene, and loves to read, hike and spend time with her family.


Senior Producer

Kathryn Slusher

As a Producer for Performance Today, Meghann chooses music to broadcast on the show, writes web articles and scripts, facilitates, conducts and edits interviews, creates video content and manages PT’s social media pages. She created Performance Today’s Black History Spotlight Series and the My Name is Series to highlight Black classical musicians. Meghann is also the producer for the PT Young Artist in Residence Series. In her free time, she is a mom, a part-time actress and fashion lover.

Meghann also created and hosted “Wondrous Strange”, a national radio program about uncommon musical instruments, she is the official underwriting voice for ‘The New York Times’ The Daily, and she can occasionally be heard guest-hosting Performance Today.


Producer

Meghann Oglesby

As an Associate Producer for Performance Today, Kathleen Bradbury writes scripts and assists with external communications. In her spare time, she likes to read fiction, lift heavy weights at the gym, and frolic about in nature. But above all else, Kathleen loves to sing Broadway showtunes--much to the delight of her wife, her infant son, and her rescue dog.


Kathleen Bradbury

Jon Gohman is an associate producer for Performance Today. He is responsible for various behind-the-scenes functions, including liaising with artists and creating materials for national distribution. In his spare time, he enjoys reading, playing the guitar, and thinking about Langrange points.


Associate Producer

Jon Gohman

Craig Thorson is the Technical Director for Performance Today. In addition to mastering the live music recordings that are programmed for each daily program, he records guest performances and interviews. Craig enjoys skiing, tennis, and bicycling, and boating.


Technical Director

Craig Thorson

Jeanne Barron is the technical producer of Performance Today.


Technical Producer

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Jeanne Barron

American Public Media’s Performance Today® is America’s most popular classical music radio program and a winner of the 2014 Gabriel Award for artistic achievement. The show is broadcast on hundreds of public radio stations across the country, including at 1 p.m. central weekdays on Minnesota Public Radio. More information about our stations can be found at APM Distribution. 


Dani Werner

A few years ago violinist Hilary Hahn made some cold calls asking big-name composers for one-of-a-kind encores. Hear a happy result of those cold calls on Tuesday's Performance Today.


Performance Today®

Violinist Hilary Hahn

The Calder Quartet have been together for nearly 20 years, so they like to spice things up. They play at traditional concert venues, but also perform in places like rock clubs. On Monday's Performance Today, learn more about the Calder Quartet, and hear them perform Debussy's one and only string quartet.


Keeping it together

Timotheos Petrin left his home country of Greece to go to the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia... and he's starting to feel at home. On Friday's Performance Today, join us for a discussion with cellist Timotheos Petrin, and hear him play music by Mendelssohn and Rachmaninoff.


Timotheos Petrin: Young Artist in Residence

Timotheos Petrin: Finding a second home

Our PT Young Artist in Residence, cellist Tim Petrin, grew up in Greece... and he often misses the beauty of his home. On Thursday's Performance Today, Tim Petrin shares memories of Greece and plays a cello sonata by Cesar Franck.


Timotheos Petrin performs in the Maud Moon Weyerhaueser studio

Timotheos Petrin - Young Artist in Residence

Timotheos Petrin is a cellist, and also a painter. For him, the two forms of art are connected. On Wednesday's Performance Today, we talk with PT Young Artist in Residence Timotheos Petrin, and hear him perform music by Gabriel Faure.


Meet cellist Timotheos Petrin

In Studio with Tim Petrin Part 1

In Studio with Tim Petrin Part 2

In Studio with Tim Petrin Part 3

Join host Fred Child for in-studio interviews with cellist/painter Timotheos Petrin, as well as exclusive musical performances.


Cellist Timotheos Petrin plays Faure on Performance Today

Freds Favorites

Young Artist in Residence: Timotheos Petrin

There are thousands of composers whose music has simply disappeared, through neglect or indifference. On Tuesday's Performance Today, we'll "remember" 20th century composer York Bowen. Hear Bowen's Horn Quintet and a compelling argument for a York Bowen revival.


English composer York Bowen

Pianist Daniil Trifonov has a unique warm up and practice routine. He "goes through the motions"... underwater. On Monday's Performance Today, hear Daniil Trifonov describe this unique method, and listen to him play Robert Schumann's Piano Concerto from a concert with the Houston Symphony.


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