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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.

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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

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Jeanne Barron

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Performance Today

Sergei Rachmaninoff: Prelude in C-sharp Minor, Op. 3, No. 2
Pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy


Performance Today®

Performance Today for Saturday, December  1, 2007

Performance Today for Friday, November 30, 2007

Peter Tchaikovsky: Second movement from String Quartet No. 3 in E-flat Minor, Op. 30
The Vermeer String Quartet


Performance Today for Thursday, November 29, 2007

Franz Schubert: Impromptu No. 2 in E-flat, D. 899
Pianist Alfred Brendel


Performance Today for Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Ludovico Roncalli: Passacaglia
Guitarist John Williams


Performance Today for Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Performance Today for Monday, November 26, 2007

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Third movement from Quintet for Flute and Strings in C, K. 358
Flutist Robert Stallman with violist Karel Untermuller and the Martinu Quartet


Performance Today for Saturday, November 24, 2007

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: "Deep River," Op. 59, no. 10
Violinist Rachel Barton Pine and pianist Matthew Hagle


Performance Today for Friday, November 23, 2007

Peter Ostroushko: "Heart of the Heartland"
Mandolinist Peter Ostroushko


Performance Today®

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Performance Today for Saturday, December 1, 2007