Wrcj In-studio Guests

Cellist and Artistic Director of the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival, Paul Watkins talks with Chris Felcyn about the Great Lakes Chamber Festival (opening 6/11) that brings a contingent of the world's finest chamber musicians to metro Detroit for two weeks of performances in downtown and suburban venues.

DSO Principal Cellist Wei Yu and his wife, pianist Keun-A Lee, join Chris Felcyn in this segment of The Well-Tempered Wireless. They will perform on Saturday, 6/4, at The Birmingham Temple Congregation for Humanistic Judaism as part of the Vivace Music Series.

On this, his fourth visit to Detroit, violinist Paul Huang will be performing three concerts around the area featuring the "Scottish Fantasy" by Max Bruch. Learn a bit more about him in this interview from the Well-Tempered Wireless.

After an 18 year absence, the British violinist will perform with the DSO May 6th and 7th. He describes his musical history but first he and Chris discuss the less than spectacular records of their favorite sports teams.

Chris is joined by DSO Conductor Michelle Merrill and the DSO's new principal bassist Kevin Brown. The DSO will have three performances this weekend of Beethoven's Pastoral as well as a Concerto for double bass featuring Mr. Brown.

Violinist Annalee Patipatanakoon, cellist Roman Borys and pianist James Parker of the Gryphon Trio join us for an interview from Washington. They've been together for 23 years(!) and their next performance is this Sunday at Oakland University.

Chris and percussionist Joshua Jones take a tour of the DSO's "percussion closet" and we also learn about Joshua's long journey to become part of the symphony.

French pianist Helene Grimaud will be performing the first and second Brahms Piano Concertos this weekend with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Fresh from rehearsal she explains her musical experience with Brahms.

It's the Adjunct Associate Professor of Harp and Choral Conducting at Wayne State University, the Principal harpist for the Michigan Opera Theatre and the Kresge Eminent Artist for 2017 all in one person! In the studio!

Harpist Yolanda Kondonassis and Detroit Symphony Orchestra flutist Sharon Sparrow join Chris to talk about this weekend's concerts at the DSO's Mozart Festival in Orchestra Hall.

We are joined by Detroit Symphony Orchestra music director Leonard Slatkin who talks about this weekend's concerts with Hilary Hahn and Lang Lang.

The Music Director of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra stops in to tell us how his summer went and also to give us the scoop on his new book, "Leading Tones: Reflections on Music, Musicians and the Music Industry".

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra is off to Asia for a two week tour and Music Director Leonard Slatkin gives us a preview of our orchestra's epic journey.

Angela Hewitt - October 14, 2015

Igudesman & Joo - October 13, 2015 by WRCJ 90.9 FM

WRCJ 90.9 FM is fortunate to have many guests visit our studios, from performers to composers to conductors and more. Our archived interviews are available for your listening pleasure.

Jean Yves Thibaudet - October 5, 2015 by WRCJ 90.9 FM

WRCJ 90.9 FM is fortunate to have many guests visit our studios, from performers to composers to conductors and more. Our archived interviews are available for your listening pleasure.