Radio Kansas

10/14/2024

Two pillars of Wichita's performing arts are joining forces for the North American debut of the musical adaptation of War Horse! Composer Adrian Sutton, ICTRep - Wichita Repertory Theater Artistic Director Julie Longhofer and Wichita Symphony Orchestra Maestro Daniel Hege joined Katelyn Mattson in today's Green Room to preview the upcoming performance!

Two pillars of Wichita's performing arts are joining forces for the North American debut of the musical adaptation of War Horse! Composer Adrian Sutton, ICTR...

10/09/2024

It's Chamber Music Wednesday once again from our friends at Lincoln Center! Tune in at 7 after the news as the Orion Quartet performs Beethoven's "Harp" Quartet alongside a Haydn piano trio! 📸: Andreas Hafenscher

10/08/2024

The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and Wynton Marsalis collaborate with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on tonight's Classics in Concert! A trio of Ellington pieces are paired with Shostakovich and Prokofiev tonight at 7 after the news!

10/03/2024

A brand new season of Classics in Concert begins tonight at 7 with the return of Orchestras from the European Broadcasting Union! Berlin's Waldbühne is one of Europe’s largest and most popular open-air concert venues and we'll hear a myriad of classical favorites performed there by the Vienna Philharmonic! 📸: Sebastian Greuner

09/26/2024

Maria João Pires performs Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 9 on tonight's Classics in Concert with the LA Philharmonic! Join us at 7 as we enjoy Strauss' epic tone poem "Don Quixote" and the world premiere of Andreia Pinto Correia's "Cortejo" as well! 📸: Caroline Doutre

09/25/2024

Lincoln Center presents a trio of Beethoven chamber pieces on tonight's Classics in Concert! Alexander Sitkovetsky is featured in Beethoven's Sonata in C minor for Violin and Piano, just one of his timeless pieces starting tonight at 7 after the news! 📸: Vincy Ng

09/24/2024

On tonight's Classics in Concert André de Ridder leads the Chicago Symphony in "A Symphonic Picture" from Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, along with Rhapsody in Blue and Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G Major with Inon Barnatan! Don't miss the concert at 7 after a full day of classical favorites and the news! 📸: Todd Rosenberg

09/23/2024

Wesley DeSpain joined us in today's Green Room to preview the Delano Chamber Orchestra's upcoming season premiere concert and the larger Delano Chamber Players organization!

Wesley DeSpain joined us in today's Green Room to preview the Delano Chamber Orchestra's upcoming season premiere concert and the larger Delano Chamber Playe...

09/23/2024

Former Pittsburgh Symphony Concertmaster Noah Bendix-Balgley makes his grand return to the Steel City performing his own Klezmer Concerto on tonight's Classics in Concert! Tune in at 7 to also hear Vivaldi's Concerto for Violin and Cello, Mozart's Overture to "The Marriage of Figaro" and more!

09/19/2024

Inon Barnatan performs Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 25 with the LA Philharmonic on tonight's Classics in Concert! Join us at 7 after The World to hear Beethoven's Overture to "The Creatures of Prometheus" and Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra as well! 📸: Marco Borggreve

09/19/2024

It's the final Radio Kansas Broadcast of the fall and the final concert of the 2023-2024 season! Tune in Friday, September 20th for the concert that features Terrence Wilson on the Symphony Steinway performing Mozart's Piano Concerto in A Major, as well as the Wichita Symphony Orchestra and Mahler's monumental Symphony No. 1. This concert was originally performed on April 13, 2024 in Century II Concert Hall.

Revisit a deep dive into the program notes before or as you listen: https://tinyurl.com/the-masters-program-notes

Set your dial to 90.1 FM (Hutchinson-Wichita), 89.5 FM (Salina-Manhattan), or 90.9 FM (Great Bend-Hays) OR stream the concert online here: https://radiokansas.com/streaming/

09/18/2024

It's chamber music Wednesday once again on tonight's Classics in Concert! Tune in at 7 as the Belcea Quartet performs a Haydn String Quartet alongside a Dovark quartet!

09/17/2024

Klaus Mäkelä conducts the Chicago Symphony on tonight's Classics in Concert at 7! We'll hear a pair of Shostakovich pieces, his Cello Concerto No. 1 and his Symphony No. 10, alongside Zinovjev’s "Batteria".

09/16/2024

Soprano Shannon Jennings and Stage Director Grant Preisser spoke with Katelyn Mattson in today's Green Room to preview the Wichita Grand Opera's upcoming performances of Dvorak's Rusalka!

Soprano Shannon Jennings and Stage Director Grant Preisser spoke with Katelyn Mattson in today's Green Room to preview the Wichita Grand Opera's upcoming per...

09/13/2024

Don't miss the Wichita Symphony Orchestra tonight at 7!

It's chorus time! Choral Sensations is airing on Radio Kansas this Friday night. Soprano Sarah Fleiss and the Wichita Symphony Chorus perform Poulenc's Gloria, and are joined by baritone Timothy LeFebvre on Dvořák's Te Deum. In addition to the Wichita Symphony Chorus, this concert featured the world premiere performance of Tim Hinck's Symphony No. 1, named "Prairie Nightscape" by the audience. This concert was originally performed on March 9, 2024 in Century II Concert Hall.

Revisit a deep dive into the program notes before or as you listen: https://tinyurl.com/march-9-program-notes

Set your dial to 90.1 FM (Hutchinson-Wichita), 89.5 FM (Salina-Manhattan), or 90.9 FM (Great Bend-Hays) OR stream the concert online here: https://radiokansas.com/streaming/

09/12/2024

Jukka-Pekka Sarasate leads the LA Philharmonic on tonight's Classics in Concert! We'll hear Schubert's rollercoaster 6th Symphony and the optimistic tones of Beethoven's 7th Symphony tonight at 7 after The World! 📸: Felix Broede

09/11/2024

Soyeon Kate Lee stars in Mozart's Fantasia in D minor on tonight's Classics in Concert! We'll also enjoy a Beethoven String Quartet on tonight's 7 PM show from the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center! 📸: Lisa Marie Mazzucco

09/10/2024

Conductor Dr. Mark Laycock and Professor of Voice Dr. Cristina Castaldi joined us in today's Green Room to preview the Wichita State University School of Music Symphony Orchestra's season premiere concert!

Conductor Dr. Mark Laycock and Professor of Voice Dr. Cristina Castaldi joined us in today's Green Room to preview the Wichita State University Symphony Orch...

09/10/2024

On tonight's Classics in Concert Giancarlo Guerrero leads the Chicago Symphony in Piazzolla’s Aconcagua Concerto for Bandoneón and Orchestra with Daniel Binelli! Tune in at 7 after The World to hear Beethoven's 1st Symphony and Tchaikovsky's 4th as well!

09/09/2024

The Wichita Symphony Orchestra's brand new Executive Director Dr. Tim Storhoff joined us in today's Green Room to introduce himself, his inspirations and his vision for the WSO!

The Wichita Symphony Orchestra's brand new Executive Director Dr. Tim Storhoff joined us in today's Green Room to introduce himself, his inspirations and his...

09/09/2024

World-renowned pianist Emanuel Ax joins the Pittsburgh Symphony for Frederic Chopin's 2nd Piano Concerto on tonight's Classics in Concert! Tune in at 7 to hear works by Franz Schmidt and Richard Strauss as well after the evening news!

09/06/2024

More Rachmaninoff please! 📻 🎹

Can't get enough Rachmaninoff Piano Concertos in your life? Tune in tomorrow on Radio Kansas for Gabriela Martinez Plays Rachmaninoff. Pianist Gabriela Martinez performs Rachmaninoff's Second Piano Concerto. This WSO program also features Primal Message for Strings by Nokuthula Ngwenyama and Mathis der Maler by Hindemith. This concert was originally performed on February 18, 2024 in Century II Concert Hall.

Revisit a deep dive into the program notes before or as you listen: https://tinyurl.com/rachmaninoff-program-notes

Set your dial to 90.1 FM (Hutchinson-Wichita), 89.5 FM (Salina-Manhattan), or 90.9 FM (Great Bend-Hays) OR stream the concert online here: https://radiokansas.com/streaming/

09/05/2024

Louis Langrée conducts the LA Philharmonic on tonight's Classics in Concert! Tune in at 7 for Saint-Saëns' Symphony No. 3, Ravel's "Tzigane" and the world premiere of Jonathan Bailey Holland's "Assemble"! 📸: Chris Lee

09/04/2024

Chamber Music Wednesday returns on tonight's Classics in Concert! Lincoln Center presents but a single piece on tonight's program, Brahms' mighty Quartet No. 2 for Piano, Violin, Viola and Cello1 Join us at 7 as Yura Lee, Gilbert Kalish and more perform this timeless work! 📸: Robert Bailey

09/03/2024

Seiji Ozawa served as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's music director in the late 1960's and the CSO plays homage to his years at the helm on tonight's Classics in Concert. Ozawa conducts Beethoven's 5th Symphony, Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra and more tonight at 7!