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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

In studio with pianist Louis Lortie

French-Canadian pianist Louis Lortie joins host Fred Child to talk about coaxing nuance out of a percussive instrument, and to perform music by Wagner.


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Courtesy of the artist

American mandolin virtuoso Mike Marshall is a big fan of both bluegrass and Bach. So when the New Century Chamber Orchestra asked him to write a new piece, he drew on these two musical styles for inspiration. On Wednesday's Performance Today we'll hear the resulting piece, Marshall's Mandolin Concerto No. 1.


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Mike Marshall

It's been a busy spring for 20-year-old American pianist Conrad Tao; he's given concerts in China, all around the US, and in Europe. On Tuesday's Performance Today we'll catch up with Tao in concert in Stockholm, Sweden, where we'll hear him play George Gershwin's Piano Concerto in F.


Courtesy the Artist

Conrad Tao's busy spring

The Cleveland Orchestra was set to play at Carnegie Hall in New York. The day  before the concert, their big-name soloist got sick and had to cancel his appearance. With 24 hours notice, Gil Shaham stepped in to play the Brahms Violin  Concerto. We'll hear him play highlights from that concert on Monday's Performance Today.


Gil Shaham saves the day

Our newest Young Artist in Residence has been going to rehearsals since before she was born. On this weekend's Performance Today violinist Robyn Bollinger joins Fred in the studio to talk about her musical history, and to perform Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 22.


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Violinist Robyn Bollinger

Johann Sebastian Bach's Violin Partita No. 2 has special meaning for violinist Robyn Bollinger. On Friday's Performance Today she'll perform it live in our studio, plus she'll speak with Fred about her connection to this particular partita.


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Bollinger and Bach

On Thursday's Performance Today, we have part two of our chat with our Young Artist in Residence, violinist Robyn Bollinger. Bollinger will play Tchaikovsky's Melodie for Violin and Piano, a piece that she calls a "heartbreaker."


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Tchaikovsky's heartbreaker

Our newest Young Artist in Residence has been going to rehearsals since before she was born. On Wednesday's Performance Today, violinist Robyn Bollinger joins Fred in the studio to talk about her musical history and to perform Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 22.


On Tuesday's Performance Today, we'll celebrate great American composer Duke Ellington's birthday with a concert performance of his Suite from "The River."


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