Wrcj In-studio Guests

Cecelia Sharpe talks with Luka Šulić, one half of 2CELLOS, coming to Detroit's Fox Theater on 2/23/19. Hear what it's like going from YouTube phenom, to touring with Elton John, to much, much more.

WRCJ’s Chris Felcyn recorded this interview with Soprano Renee Fleming on September 27, and sadly, Chris passed away the next morning. Their conversation took place after a “Music & The Mind” presentation by Henry Ford Hospital and Michigan Opera Theatre, and touched on the power of music, Ms. Fleming’s upcoming performance on 9/29 for the MOT, and her new recording “Broadway.” Thank you for your expressions of kindness for the family and friends of Chris Felcyn.

Join us to celebrate the 120th birthday of George Gershwin as pianist Kirill Gerstein checks in with Chris Felcyn from Carnegie Hall with a new album of outstanding Gershwin. The new CD includes guest appearances by Gary Burton and Storm Large.

Three-time Grammy Award-winning violinist Hilary Hahn joined Chris Felcyn from Boston to give a sneak preview of her newest album. In 1997 on her debut album, Hilary Hahn recorded three of J.S. Bach's masterpieces for unaccompanied violin. Now, more than 20 years later she completes the set!

Chris Felcyn speaks with Executive Director Mary Steffek Blaske and Music Director (also flutist!)Arie Lipsky of the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra which will soon begin it's 90th season.

Sensational violinist Anne Akiko Meyers joins Chris Felcyn to talk about her newest album "Mirror in Mirror". With the exception of Ravel, Anne collaborated with all of the composers and arrangers on this album and several works were written for her. This is her 36th studio album!

Jamie Bernstein, the eldest daughter of Leonard Bernstein, joins Chris Felcyn to talk about her new book, Famous Father Girl: A Memoir of Growing Up Bernstein. “It is a great American story about one of the greatest Americans of the modern age” (Amazon.com).

Stephen Hough joins us from Carnegie Hall to talk about his latest release, The Dream Album. It is loaded with brilliant arrangements of 27 short piano jewels.

DSO Associate Conductor Michelle Merrill visits the Well-Tempered Wireless as she wraps up her time in Detroit prior to assuming the post of Music Director of the Coastal Symphony of Georgia next season.

Joshua Bell joins host Chris Felcyn from New York to give a two-part sneak preview of his latest CD with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, “Scottish Fantasy,” featuring music by Max Bruch.

Leonard Slatkin joins host Chris Felcyn on The Well-Tempered Wireless for his last visit as DSO Music Director. Expect great music, great stories and maybe a surprise or two. Don’t miss it!

Conductor Jader Bignamini stops by to talk about this weekend's Detroit Symphony Orchestra's concert performance of Puccini’s final opera, Turandot.

Chris Felcyn greets Paul Watkins, cellist with the Emerson Quartet and artistic director of The Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival, which opens 6/9/18 for its 25th season. Discover the many amazing artists who will be performing.

In this clip from The Well-Tempered Wireless, hear Simone Dinnerstein's latest release which pairs a Bach keyboard concerto with a brand new piano concerto written for her by Philip Glass. "Circles; Piano Concertos by Bach + Glass" has been getting enthusiastic reviews, and Simone joins us to tell us all about it.

Maestro Peter Oundjian joins The Well-Tempered Wireless to talk about leading Tchaikovsky's Pathetique Symphony with the DSO this weekend.

DSO Concertmaster Yoonshin Song visits to talk about her upcoming performance for The Vivace Music Series at The Birmingham Temple.

The University of Michigan's prestigious M-Prize competition kicks off 5/3/18. In this interview from 5/2, Chris Felcyn talks with the event's Program Director, Heather Kendrick, for the complete lowdown. Ms. Kendrick is a U of M alum and a former Miss Michigan.

French Canadian pianist Louis Lortie visits WRCJ today at 1pm, just hours before he dazzles Detroiters with his Beethoven.

Maestro Fabien Gabel and cello soloist Nicolas Altstaedt visit the Well-Tempered Wireless as they prepare for an all-French program this weekend with the DSO and the U of M Choral Union.

Legendary tenor George Shirley stops by to help us out during or Spring Fundraising Drive!