With Steve Seel
On this episode of ‘SymphonyCast,’ A Far Cry returns to the spectacular Shalin Liu Performance Center as part of the Rockport Chamber Music Festival, with a program of Golijov, Montgomery, Becenti and Dvorak. Listen now with host Steve Seel!
On this episode of ‘SymphonyCast,’ pianist Yuja Wang joins the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra in Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 3. Esa-Pekka Salonen leads this program, which also includes his tone poem, ‘Nyx’ and more. Listen now with host Steve Seel!
It’s a celebration of Béla Bartók, as Alan Gilbert leads the NDR Elphilharmonie in three important works by the Hungarian composer: ‘Divertimento,’ Concerto for Orchestra and the Piano Concerto No. 3, featuring soloist Igor Levit.
On the latest episode of ‘SymphonyCast,’ Anaïs Gaudemard shines in Ginastera’s Harp Concerto, backed by Sinfonietta Lausanne and conductor Joseph Bastian. Plus hear two 20th-century giants: Gershwin and Copland. Listen now with host Steve Seel!
On the latest episode of ‘SymphonyCast,’ Tomáš Brauner leads the Prague Symphony Orchestra, joined by the Prague Philharmonic Choir and soloists Olga Jelínková and Bella Adamova, in Mahler’s musical journey from death to life — his ‘Resurrection Symphony.’ Listen now with host Steve Seel!
On the latest episode of ‘SymphonyCast,’ the conclusion of the Lakes Area Music Festival features the ultimate story of adventure and achievement: Strauss’s ‘Ein Heldenleben.’ Also featured are Lil Lacy’s ‘Aurora’ and Holst’s ‘Jupiter’ from ‘The Planets.’ Listen now with host Steve Seel!
On the latest episode of ‘SymphonyCast,’ conductor Marin Alsop and cellist Alban Gerhardt join the German Symphony Orchestra of Berlin for works by Montgomery, Dean and Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9. Listen now with host Steve Seel!
On this episode of SymphonyCast, it’s an end-of-season party like no other: the Last Night of the Proms! The BBC Symphony Orchestra, the BBC Symphony Chorus and BBC Singers are joined by soprano Angel Blue and pianist Stephen Hough. Listen now with host Steve Seel!
On this episode of ‘SymphonyCast,’ Patricia Kopatchinskaja returns to the Proms, joining the BBC Symphony Orchestra for Schoenberg’s Violin Concerto. Bookending the concert are ‘Fantasia on ‘Greensleeves’’ by Vaughan Williams and the Symphony No. 5 by Shostakovich. Listen now with host Steve Seel!
‘SymphonyCast’ returns to the BBC Proms, where Klaus Mäkelä leads the Orchestre de Paris in a program of French music, including Debussy’s ‘Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun,’ Berlioz’s ‘Symphonie Fantastique’ and Stravinsky’s ‘Petrushka.’ Listen now with host Steve Seel!
SymphonyCast®, with host Steve Seel, is a two-hour weekly radio program featuring a full-length concert by a major orchestra. Material is drawn from Europe’s premier symphony orchestras, along with U.S. orchestras such as the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Nashville Symphony and the Cleveland Orchestra.
Steve Seel possesses a broad knowledge of many musical genres, having hosted radio programs ranging from classical to jazz and even avant-garde music at radio stations around the country. Steve began his love affair with public radio at 24 working whatever shifts he could at his hometown station of WUSF-FM in Tampa, Florida, and from there worked his way to snowy Buffalo, New York, and its renowned classical station WNED-FM, where he hosted middays and the weekly experimental-music show Present Tense. In 2005, Steve became one of the founding voices on Minnesota Public Radio's eclectic station, the Current. While there, he hosted afternoons and mornings, and conducted in-depth interviews with pop music luminaries ranging from Brian Eno to David Byrne to Tori Amos. Steve is a basement composer obsessed with all things both minimalist and slow, and might actually be incapable of writing anything that exceeds 75 beats-per-minute.
Daniel Nass is the producer of SymphonyCast®. He is responsible for creating the sound of the show, including choosing music programming and conducting artist interviews. In his nonproducer life, he is an avid runner and an award-winning composer.
Michael "Ozzie" Osborne is the Technical Director for SymphonyCast®. He masters the live and recorded music recordings that are programmed for each SymphonyCast® show. He also enjoys photography, listening to music and bicycling.
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