Houston Symphony Orchestra
What a way to start a season! The HSO steps out in a big way with this great concert featuring one of the best violinists in the world!
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Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Playfulness abounds in this concert from the City of Angels, including a great joke delivered from the stage by Jeffrey Kahane!
Los Angeles Philharmonic
With both secular and sacred days of remembrance nearly here - All Hallows, All Saints - this week's concert seems especially poignant. There's a new work by a composer working through the loss of his mother, and arguably one of the most beautiful works in the rep, A German Requiem. Gustavo Dudamel is an exclusive recording artist to Deutsche Gramophone.
Dresden Staatskapelle
This week's concert is a special performance of Mozart's Requiem, commemorating the anniversary of the bombing of Dresden in WWII.
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
It's possible that Schubert would be amazed - or at least surprised - that these days we're listening to his symphonies. He wrote his fourth when he was just 19, and while it's labeled "Tragic" it has a bounce and jauntiness that only a kid could create.
Minnesota Orchestra
Viktoria Mullova is amazing! She has the look and has she got the chops! This week, she joins the Minnesota Orchestra in a performance of the unplayable — Stravinsky's Violin Concerto.
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Music can bring people together like few other things, and the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra playing Beethoven's 9th is a shining example on more than one level.
From the BBC Proms
Our final concert from this year's Proms Festival is spectacular! The countdown to July 2014 (and next year's festival) has begun.
From the BBC Proms
There's no other way to frame it - it's epic. Mahler's Second Symphony encompasses everything that life has to offer.
More from the BBC Proms
There's no one like Mitsuko Uchida - LOVE HER! And we get to know her a bit more in this week's show, when she talks about Beethoven and then plays Beethoven with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra.
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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