Los Angeles Philharmonic
Promoting a heightened awareness of the water on our world - Adams wrote Become Ocean.
Steve Seel
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SymphonyCast®
With Steve Seel
Los Angeles Philharmonic
A concert performance from the City of Angels that highlights a mountain as a metaphor for the symphony.
Nashville Symphony Orchestra
Saint-Saens wrote music to showcase his ability - or, put a different way to show off. Mr. Hough - NOT a show off, brings this piano concerto to life with his own formidable technique.
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Joshua Bell is called the poet of the violin and the reason is clear in this performance of both the Tchaikovsky Meditation and Glazunov violin concerto.
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
No skin - or blood - left on the piano this time around as Bronfman plays Bartok in Cincinnati.
Houston Symphony
Never heard of Simone Porter? She's 19 but is on her way to being a superstar of the violin!
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Known for her grace and poise, Mitsuko Uchida gives us her spiritual approach to Beethoven's Fourth Piano Concerto.
Los Angeles Philharmonic
We're starting the New Year off right with an amazing all-Rachmaninov concert from the City of Angels.
Historic performance from Cuba
The second of two historic Minnesota Orchestra performances from Cuba. The MN Orch was the first American orchestra to perform there after President Obama announced he was taking steps to normalize relations with our island neighbor.
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
A new hall to call home! This is the first concert the SPCO gave in their beautiful new hall at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts.
About SymphonyCast®
The Show
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.
Our Host
Steve Seel
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.
The Team
Daniel Nass, Producer
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 Osborne, Technical Director
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
What was the name of the composer, performer or piece I heard on the show?
Complete playlist information is available for each show. Click on a specific episode to access a detailed playlist.
What is the theme music at the beginning of every SymphonyCast® episode?
It’s the opening trumpet fanfare from Steve Heitzeg’s Nobel Symphony.
Can I buy a recording of music I heard on your show?
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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