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Pianist Mao Fujita was born in Japan and now lives in Europe, where he is studying with Kirill Gerstein. Mao was invited to the renowned Verbier Festival in Switzerland a couple of years ago, on the strength of having a number of Mozart’s piano sonatas in his fingers. The Festival asked Mao if he could get...
All Classical Portland highlights women composers, conductors, and musicians year-round, and in March we’d like to take a closer look at the many contributions women have made to classical music. Read on to learn about the special programming coming up this month on All Classical Portland, in recognition of Women’s History Month. Listen at 89.9...
As we begin an exciting new year together, you may hear a new voice on our airwaves. All Classical Portland is proud to welcome part-time on-air host, Dylan Bodnarick! You can hear Dylan on All Classical Portland on Saturday mornings before, during, and after our Metropolitan Opera broadcasts (from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM PT)....
All Classical Portland’s Program Director John Pitman has long admired the artistry of Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes, having featured his recordings regularly over the past 30-plus years. His newest release is especially exciting because it includes rare recordings of the complete Poetic Tone Pictures by Czech composer Antonín Dvořák. In his latest interview with John, Mr....
Each year, All Classical Portland’s Program Director John Pitman, selects twelve carols from our extensive Festival of Carols library for a deep dive look into their origins. In 2019, we explored holiday classics like “Hark, the Herald Angels Sing” and “O Tannenbaum,” while 2020’s post delved into international favorites such as Riu, riu, chiu and Noël nouvelet. In 2021’s list of...