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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

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Jeanne Barron

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Performance Today

Filippo Azzaiolo: "Chi passa per' sta strada"
Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble


Performance Today®

Performance Today for Saturday, September  1, 2007

Felix Mendelssohn: Third movement from Octet for Strings in E-flat Major, Op. 20
The Emerson String Quartet


Performance Today for Friday, August 31, 2007

Bohuslav Martinu: "The Magical Bag" from "Spalicek" Suite No. 2
The Prague Chamber Orchestra


Performance Today for Thursday, August 30, 2007

Jennifer Higdon: Second movement from Concerto for Orchestra
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra with conductor Robert Spano


Performance Today for Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Performance Today for Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Serenade for cello and orchestra, Op. 37
Steven Isserlis, cello; Chamber Orchestra of Europe/ John Eliot Gardiner


Performance Today for Monday, August 27, 2007

Olivier Messiaen: Skylark
Lyn Garland, piano


Performance Today for Saturday, August 25, 2007

Gustav Mahler: Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeti macht (When My Sweetheart has her wedding) from Songs of a Wayfarer
Thomas Hampson, baritone; Vienna Philharmonic/ Leonard Bernstein


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