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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 

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. Also, each Wednesday, composer Bruce Adolphe joins host Fred Child for a classical musical game and listener favorite: the Piano Puzzler.

Since 2000, Fred Child has been the host of Performance Today, the most-listened-to classical music radio show in America. He also is the commentator and announcer for Live From Lincoln Center, the only live performing arts series on television. He also hosts musical events on stages around the country, working with major orchestras and festivals, and connecting with audiences coast to coast.


Host

Fred Child

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

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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

YourClassical MPR

Jeanne Barron

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Performance Today

Nathaniel Dett: "Magnolias" from Magnolia Suite and "Honey, Humoresque" from "In the Bottoms"
Pianist Denver Oldham


Performance Today®

Performance Today for Monday, January 21, 2008

Benjamin Franklin: "Siciliana" from String Quartet
The Kohon Quartet


Performance Today for Saturday, January 19, 2008

Fritz Kreisler: "La Chasse (The Hunt)" in the style of Jean-Baptiste Cartier
Violinist Robert McDuffie with the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra and conductor Erich Kunzel


Performance Today for Friday, January 18, 2008

Frederic Chopin: Nocturne in C-sharp Minor, Op. Post.
Pianist Daniel Barenboim


Performance Today for Thursday, January 17, 2008

Fritz Kreisler: "Schon Rosmarin"
Trombonist Alain Trudel and pianist Yannick Nezet-Seguin


Performance Today for Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Engelbert Humperdinck: "The Witch's Ride" from "Hansel and Gretel"
The Philharmonia Orchestra with conductor Sir Charles Mackerras


Performance Today for Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Sergei Rachmaninoff: Prelude in G, Op. 32, no. 5
Pianist Wu Han


Performance Today for Monday, January 14, 2008

Johann Sebastian Bach: Gavotte from English Suite No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 808, and Prelude in D Major, BWV 850
Violinist Renaud Capucon and cellist Gautier Capucon


Performance Today for Saturday, January 12, 2008

Traditional: "Spanish Jigg,""Spagnoletta" and "The Spanish Measures"
Terry McKenna and John Edwards, lutes, and Ben Grossman, percussion
