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Artists Onstage & Off
Click on the images to sample some highlights from WRTI:
Yannick Nézet Séguin
Yannick surrounds his cats with music and has created a playlist for other animals.
Ginette DePreist
Her memoir, Reach Up, chronicles her life with her late husband - conductor James DePreist, the nephew of Marian Anderson.
Wynton Marsalis
The bandleader, composer and trumpeter shares insights about how the blues can fuel optimism in troubled times.
Lara Downes
In WRTI's Performance Studio, Lara shares her music and thoughts about Clara Wieck Schumann.
Christoph Eschenbach
Conductor Christoph Eschenbach talks about how music led him to a life in music.
Sarah Chang
Violinist Sarah Chang, a soloist since she was 8, talks about activities she loves off the stage.
Elizabeth Starr Masoudnia
Philadelphia Orchestra English horn Elizabeth Starr Masoudnia talks about how composers have used the sound of the English horn, and its relationship to other instruments in the orchestra.
Jeffrey Curnow
Philadelphia Orchestra Principal associate trumpet in The Philadelphia Orchestra. and cartoonist Jeffrey Curnow reflects on the intersection of music and laughter and how they both give us joy.
Lang Lang
Pianist Lang Lang talks about his love for Philadelphia and music education.
Dulé Hill
Actor Dulé Hill talks playing the title role in Lights Out: Nat "King" Cole at People's Light in Malvern, PA.
Yo-Yo Ma
Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Ensemble makes musical connections that turn fear into joy.
Jennifer Higdon
Composer Jennifer Higdon talks about exploring new activities beyond writing and teaching.
Donald Nally
Conductor Donald Nally shares his reverence for nature and his Grammy-winning choir, The Crossing.
David Devan
The former General Director of Opera Philadelphia shares his love of wilderness camping, and more.
Jay Fluellen
Composer Jay Fluellen reflects on his Mass for the Light Becoming, which draws on different traditions, orchestral textures and voices to express the wonder and angst in today's world.
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