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Broadcasts

Bay Area radio and television stations provide a host of classical music broadcasts, live and pre- recorded. Here are our picks for the week.

September 10, 2010 10:00 PM

VoiceBox on KALW 91.7FM: Sublime Sounds

Join VoiceBox host Chloe Veltman and Ragnar Bohlin, director of the San Francisco Symphony Chorus, for a discussion about how Bach’s legacy lives on in the works of Ligeti, Mahler, Schubert and other composers.

Listen to the most recent episode of VoiceBox at KALW on line.

September 10, 2010 11:00 PM

Music From Other Minds on KALW 91.7FM

Weekly program hosted by Richard Friedman featuring new and unusual music by innovative composers and performers around the world.

  • Linda Catlin Smith:  Ballad (Andrew Smith, Cello; Eve Egoyan, Piano)
  • Ann Southam:  Rembering Schubert (Eve Egoyan, piano)

Listen to the most recent episode of Music From Other Minds at KALW on line.

September 12, 2010 7:00 AM

Jeffrey Thomas: The Sacred Concert on KDFC 102.1FM

Join Jeffrey Thomas every Sunday morning at 7am Pacific / 10am Eastern for two hours of commericial-free choral and vocal music on Classical 102.1 KDFC.

More information at The Sacred Concert.

September 12, 2010 8:00 PM

Sarah Cahill's "Then & Now" on KALW 91.7FM

Hosted by critically acclaimed pianist Sarah Cahill, "Then & Now" focuses on the relationships between classical music and new music, encompassing interviews with musicians and composers, historical performances, and exciting recordings outside the mainstream.

Listen to the most recent episode of Then and Now at KALW on line.

More information at SarahCahill.com

September 12, 2010 8:00 PM

SymphonyCast on KDFC 102.1FM: From the 2010 BBC Proms

2010 has been a banner year for milestone musical birthdays. In the space of a few months, musicians have been holding bashes for Chopin, Mahler, and Schumann. This week, we celebrate the 75th birthday of one of the UK's most beloved ensembles, the BBC Scottish Symphony.

  • Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
  • Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2

More information at SymphonyCast

September 16, 2010 8:00 PM

SF Opera on KQED TV: La Rondine

Puccini's story of love between a kept woman from high society and a naïve younger man of moderate means. This production features two world renowned singers at their finest: Romanian soprano Angela Gheorghiu and Russian tenor Misha Didyk. Conducted by Ion Marin in an opulent and dazzling Art Deco production design by Nicolas Joël.

For more information and additional broadcast times, visit KQED.org

September 17, 2010 10:00 PM

VoiceBox on KALW 91.7FM: Restoring Voices

Sarah Schneider, a speech language pathologist at the UCSF, joins VoiceBox host Chloe Veltman for an exploration of the ways in which vocal therapy is helping singers perform at the top of their game all over the world.

Listen to the most recent episode of VoiceBox at KALW on line.

September 23, 2010 8:00 PM

SF Opera on KQED TV: Samson and Delilah

Camille Saint-Saëns' sweeping Biblical epic of a hero who is seduced by a woman and loses his heart, his hair and finally his strength. Tenor Clifton Forbis brings down the temple (and the house) in this sumptuous production featuring Russian mezzo-soprano Olga Borodina and conductor Patrick Summers.

For more information and additional broadcast times, visit KQED.org

September 24, 2010 10:00 PM

VoiceBox on KALW 91.7FM: Singing Fit

Feel the pounds fly off as VoiceBox host Chloe Veltman and fitness instructors Matthew Perkins and Timothy Clark chat about how singing and listening to vocal music while working out provides the perfect antidote to boredom on the treadmill.

Listen to the most recent episode of VoiceBox at KALW on line.

October 3, 2010 8:00 PM

S.F. Opera on KDFC 102.1FM: Opera in the Park Concert

Hear the exciting performances captured at our free annual San Francisco Chronicle Presents Opera in the Park concert on September 12, 2010, featuring the San Francisco Opera Orchestra and stars of the Fall season. Recorded Fall 2010, Sharon Meadows, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco.

More information: S.F. Opera on KDFC