With Steve Seel
Inspired young cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason leads the German Symphony Orchestra passionately through Elgar’s Cello Concerto in E minor; after, a display of the dynamic potential and psychological power of a 129-piece orchestra via works by Roussel and Ravel.
The Houston Symphony highlights the buzzing, unforgettable energy of Stravinsky with three of his most dynamic works.
Three works of three different time periods explore heroism’s devastating trials, romantic interludes and dramatic finales- performed by the Minnesota Orchestra.
The Los Angeles Phil premieres Ades' brilliant new ballet, Inferno - depicting scenes from Dante in what promises to become the next great British ballet.
Two perspectives on 1920's America: Louis Langree premieres the original, unabridged version of Gershwin's iconic An American in Paris with Varese's uncommonly imaginative Ameriques.
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra performs a concert anchored in hope, which includes a 20th century piece by composer Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson that focuses on the Black American Struggle.
We're off to Los Angeles for a celebration of Chinese New Year with the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
The Oregon Symphony treats us to an astounding world premiere by American composer Oscar Bettison, then takes us back in time with one of Mozart’s finest piano concertos and an emotional symphony by Brahms.
Finnish flags are waving in orchestra hall to honor Music Director Osmo Vanska, who conducts a flute concerto by Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho.
The Oregon Symphony performs an emotionally diverse and imaginative concert, with pieces ranging from Shostakovich's difficult-to-perform Cello Concerto to Zimmermann's absurdist Suppers for King Ubu.
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.
Complete playlist information is available for each show. Click on a specific episode to access a detailed playlist.
It’s the opening trumpet fanfare from Steve Heitzeg’s Nobel Symphony.
It’s possible, but not likely. Many of the performances that you hear on SymphonyCast® are not available for purchase because they were played at a live concert. In some cases, the musicians have recorded that same music for a commercial CD. If so, album title and recording label information will be available in the episode playlist.
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