The Midday

Nov 14 2024 10 ep. 312

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Host Norman Gilliland provides listeners with a wide variety of classical music, presents a story from "Grace Notes," and holds the popular "Midday Quiz." Musicians traveling through Wisconsin often stop by the studio for live performances, discussions about their most recent works, and upcoming shows.

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Garrick Ohlsson and Michael Stern

In Wisconsin to perform with the Madison Symphony, pianist Garrick Ohlsson and guest conductor Michael Stern get into a spirited conversation about what it takes to bring life to a […]

Andrew Abrams and Tom Hensen

Capital City Theater Musical Director Andrew Abrams and cast member Tom Hensen stop by the Midday to let us know about their upcoming performances of a musical version of the […]

Pianist Clare Longendyke

The Indianapolis-based pianist performs a program that pairs pieces by Debussy with compatible contemporary works by Amy Williams and Anthony R. Green.

Janina Fialkowska

Canadian pianist Janina Fialkowska was headed for a law career until she met world renowned virtuoso Arthur Rubinstein. She stopped by the Midday to tell the story of her work […]

Cellist Katarina Kenney

2024 Final Forte winner Katarina Kenney and accompanist Wade Troyer visit the Midday to perform works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Johannes Brahms, and Niccolo Paganini. Along the way, Katarina tells […]

Kelly Hall-Tomkins and Nicholas Hersh

Violinist Kelly Hall-Tomkins and MSO guest conductor Nicholas Hersh stop by the Midday to discuss their upcoming performances of works by Anna Clyne, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Maurice Ravel, and Hector […]

The Ancora String Quartet and Pianist Vincent d’Vreis

The Ancora Quartet returns to the Midday with pianist Vincent d’Vreis to perform Robert Schumann’s Piano Quintet in Eb and tell us what makes it a work of genius.

Pianist Mark Valenti

Chicago area pianist Mark Valenti plays Images by Debussy and tells us about the visual art that inspired them. From nearly a hundred years earlier, a youthful sonata by Schubert shows the composer at his lyrical best leading to a playful finale.

Jane Story, violin

Stevens Point high school junior Jane Story has performed with the Madison Symphony and the Milwaukee Symphony, among others. She's performed on NPR's From the Top and has placed in the Finale Forte twice. She'll be performing the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto with the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra during the July 10 Concert on the Square. She returns to the Midday to perform works by

The Tallgrass Chamber Music Festival Ensemble

Flutist Emily Seaberry Graef, violinist Kristina Zlatareva, violinist and violist Julian Graef, and cellist Anita Graef perform works by Joseph Haydn, Isaac Albeniz, and Ernst von Dohnanyi and celebrate the upcoming second season of the Tallgrass Chamber Music Festival.