Classical KDFC

03/07/2024

Get ready for the 4th of July with 2 American classics: Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and Dianne’s Potato Salad! 🇺🇸🎇

Get Dianne’s Recipe: https://www.kdfc.com/articles/celebrate-the-fourth-with-gershwin-and-diannes-favorite-side-dish

28/06/2024

Looking for something fun to do this summer?

A roundup of some of the best things to see and hear this Summer!

27/06/2024

New!! Classical California host and resident artist Lara Downes talks with countertenor John Holiday
Check out the latest Amplify episode here:
https://youtu.be/m22tYJhzKWk?si=Q9ko62n7vTxdXuqO

27/06/2024

Our next Classical Californian is composer Kris Bowers, who in addition to providing music for the films Chevalier, Green Book and the show Bridgerton has in recent years been producing films, including the Oscar-winning Short Documentary The Last Repair Shop, and the autobiographical A Concerto is a Conversation.

This week's Classical Californian is composer Kris Bowers

21/06/2024

What is a Glissando? 🎶 Check out our latest stream, Glissando, specially made for curious young people. Now available on both our free KDFC and KUSC app as well as kdfc.com and kusc.org.

We also want to invite you this Sunday, June 23rd from 11AM-4PM for a very special event, Kids’ Discovery Day, at the KDFC home where not only can you get a special look into our latest steam, but you can see our on-air hosts broadcast live, experience the thrill of live classical music performances, and even test your vocal range with teachers from the !

✨Learn more and register on kdfc.com to be automatically entered for a chance to win 4 tickets to the 8/19/2024 Harry Potter Theme Night!

20/06/2024

Introducing Glissando! Glide through musical worlds with a different adventure every 20 minutes. Hosted by Suraj Partha.
Also streaming on our KDFC App - available on the App Store and Google Play!
https://www.kdfc.com/schedule

18/06/2024

As we commemorate the Juneteenth holiday, we’re remembering the freedoms of the past – long fought for, hard won – and reminding ourselves of the importance for every human being to be free. We celebrate the freedom found in music – the power of music to liberate our voices and our emotions, to share our stories, and to change our world.

Celebrate the freedom found in music with us tomorrow as Classical California’s Evening Host and Resident Artist, Lara Downes presents a program of music by Black composers, reflecting on freedom and celebrating the limitless power of creative expression.

Join us for “Let Freedom Ring: a Musical Celebration of Juneteenth” tomorrow, June 19th, from 8PM – 12AM: https://www.kdfc.com/articles/juneteenth-playlist

17/06/2024

Check the new episode of Amplify season 4!
Classical California resident artist and host Lara Downes talks with country singer-song writer Brittney Spencer.

Lara Downes talks with singer-songwriter Brittney Spencer for Amplify.

14/06/2024

Did you hear? We won Best Documentary Short for our short film discussing music and the brain at the IFS Film Festival, an LA Film Festival! 📽️🎉

Music can shape the way we think, act and even how we connect with others. Our very own Brisa Siegel takes you on a journey into classical music and neuroscience with the team at the The USC Brain and Creativity Institute showcasing music's transformative impact on young minds working with the Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles.

If you happen to be in LA, join us tomorrow at the festival for a special showing at 1PM on the big screen at L.A. LIVE! Get tickets now: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/los-angeles-film-festival-june-12th-20th-2024-tickets-911705775517?aff=oddtdtcreator

07/06/2024

Cheers to officially becoming legendary as we celebrate being inducted into the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame! 🥂 Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate with us and thank you to each and every one of our amazing listeners! Nothing is more legendary than your constant love and support! We’re so happy to share this honor with you! 🫶🎶

31/05/2024

Last night’s rehearsal prep 🎶

31/05/2024

What a night of music! 🎶 Thank you again to everyone for coming to tonight’s SKY Concert featuring our Resident Artist and Evening Host, Lara Downes, the legendary mezzo-soprano and valued KDFC Board Member, Frederica von Stade, San Francisco’s own legend in-the-making, Jake Heggie, vocal faculty at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Catherine Cook, as well as students of SFCM and Young Musicians Choral Orchestra! ❤️

Don’t worry if you weren’t able to make this SKY Concert, we’ll be posting the full concert on our YouTube channel! Stay tuned here or at kdfc.com!

21/05/2024

We've expanded the Arcade adventure with music from recent favorites like Baldur’s Gate 3, Undertale, Elden Ring, and also fresh takes on gaming icons like Castlevania, Mario Kart, Chrono Trigger, and more! For the classical side, you’ll join Offenbach for a Can-Can and travel through time with Grieg.

Your trip to the arcade just got even better! We've expanded the stream to include recent favorites and fresh takes on gaming icons.

13/05/2024

Tune in tonight at 8pm for a special broadcast with Classical California host and resident artist Lara Downes! She'll be presenting a recent performance in which she was guest soloist with the Los Angeles Master Chorale. The concert was called "I Believe: Music of Bach, Bonds, and Robles." The concert begins with the world premiere of The Song of Significance, by Zanaida Stewart Robles.

10/05/2024

Enter for a chance to win a trip to Scotland by 7PM tonight!! No donation necessary! ✨ See all rules and learn more at kdfc.com

07/05/2024

Our Spring Membership Drive is in full swing! 🎶
We wouldn’t be able to do what we do without your continued generous support! 🫶

Learn more: https://www.kdfc.com/pledge/kdfc-pledge-spring-2024

07/05/2024

Celebrate the 200th anniversary of the first performance of Beethoven’s 9th with us tonight at 7PM! Together we’ll explore the question of how this symphony changed music forever and why we still connect with it so deeply today. 🎶

Learn more: https://www.kdfc.com/articles/celebrating-the-200th-anniversary-of-beethovens-9th-symphony

17/04/2024

Tonight’s Classical Californian in the studio is conductor Donato Cabrera, Music and Artistic Director of the California Symphony, based in Walnut Creek! Be sure to check out their closing concerts of the season coming up on May 4th and 5th!🎙️🎶

Donato is a bit taller than Dianne when he’s not squatting down…😅

In case you haven’t heard of our latest weekly feature yet, Wednesdays at 7PM, we hand the mic to a new “Classical Californian” – a CA-based musician, composer, conductor, or other notable Californian who will share a few favorite pieces and stories behind them with our Classical California community. 🫶

Learn more about Donato Cabrera as well as our previous Classical Californians: https://www.kdfc.com/articles/classical-californians-teaser

10/04/2024

Tonight’s Classical Californian in the studio is Nir Kabaretti, Music and Artistic Director of the Santa Barbara Symphony! 🎙️🎶

In case you haven’t heard of our latest weekly feature yet, Wednesdays at 7PM, we hand the mic to a new “Classical Californian” – a CA-based musician, composer, conductor, or other notable Californian who will share a few favorite pieces and stories behind them with our Classical California community. 🫶

Learn more about Nir Kabaretti as well as our previous Classical Californians: https://www.kdfc.com/articles/classical-californians-teaser

08/04/2024

Check out the latest SKY Concert with resident artist and host Lara Downes and the Miró Quartet!

Here on Earth features musical depictions of our planet earth, its evolution, and the lives of its inhabitants, expressed through music that spans centuries....

30/03/2024

Join us this Easter Sunday from 7AM-10AM PST for a special presentation of the complete St. Matthew Passion by J.S. Bach, featuring John Eliot Gardiner, the Monteverdi Choir, and English Baroque Soloists, in celebration of Easter! 🐣🎶 Tune in at kdfc.com

21/03/2024

Tonight’s Classical Californian in the studio is Nicholas McGegan, conductor and music director laureate of Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra and Chorale! 🎙️🎶

In case you haven’t heard of our latest weekly feature yet, Wednesdays at 7PM, we hand the mic to a new “Classical Californian” – a CA-based musician, composer, conductor, or other notable Californian who will share a few favorite pieces and stories behind them with our Classical California community. 🫶

Learn more about Nicholas McGegan as well as our previous Classical Californians: https://www.kdfc.com/articles/classical-californians-teaser

13/03/2024

Tonight’s Classical Californian in the studio is conductor Valerie Sainte Agathe, the Artistic Director of the San Francisco Girls Chorus! 🎙️🎶

In case you haven’t heard of our latest weekly feature yet, Wednesdays at 7PM, we hand the mic to a new “Classical Californian” – a CA-based musician, composer, conductor, or other notable Californian who will share a few favorite pieces and stories behind them with our Classical California community. 🫶

Learn more about Valérie Sainte-Agathe as well as our previous Classical Californians: https://www.kdfc.com/articles/classical-californians-teaser

08/03/2024

Happy International Women’s Day! 🎶 We wouldn’t be who we are without the incredible women that make our station amazing! ❤️

Tune in and celebrate with us all day with music composed, performed, and conducted by women: https://www.kdfc.com

06/03/2024

Tonight’s Classical Californian in the studio is pianist Sarah Cahill! 🎙️🎶

In case you haven’t heard of our latest weekly feature yet, Wednesdays at 7PM, we hand the mic to a new “Classical Californian” – a CA-based musician, composer, conductor, or other notable Californian who will share a few favorite pieces and stories behind them with our Classical California community. 🫶

Learn more about Sarah Cahill as well as our previous Classical Californians: https://www.kdfc.com/articles/classical-californians-teaser

05/03/2024

How Mozart Influenced Indian Music 🎶
Learn more about Mozart: https://www.kdfc.com/articles/fact-or-fiction-amadeus

01/03/2024

A glimpse of last night’s SOLD OUT Classical Americana SKY Concert with Lara Downes & the Miró Quartet! 🎶

Check out our previous SKY Concerts on our YouTube Channel: https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRlT9wI6h32A7ZCLbRXD-WkNUSjxndPhf

01/03/2024

Behind the scenes of our Sky Concerts! 🎶

28/02/2024

Happy birthday to the one and only Dianne Nicolini!! 🥳❤️