Upbeat Live Podcasts

John Williams: Music from the City of Angels
Friday, October 16
USC film music professor John Burlingame discusses the rich legacy of Hollywood film music.

Boreyko Conducts Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky
Friday, October 23
Chris Russell interviews conductor Andrey Boreyko

Eschenbach Conducts Dvorák
Thursday, October 29
KUSC radio host Alan Chapman discusses music from Dvorak and Szymanowski.

Dudamel Conducts Verdi's Requiem
Thursday, November 5
Asadour Santourian discusses Verdi's Requiem with LA Master Chorale music director Grant Gershon.

Dudamel and Upshaw
Thursday, November 12
Chris Russell discusses Berio's Folk Songs and Schubert's Unifinished symphony.

Organ Recital: Jean Guillou
Sunday, November 15
Tom Neenan discusses Organist Jean Guillou's interpretations of Bach, Mozart, Mussorgsky, and more.

Dudamel and Shaham
Thursday, November 19
KUSC radio host Alan Chapman discusses Mozart and Berg.

Berliner Philharmoniker
Monday, November 23
Russell Steinberg discusses Brahms, as performed by the Berlin Philharmonic orchestra.

Berliner Philharmoniker
Tuesday, November 24
Russell Steinberg discusses the Berlin Philharmonic interpretation of Wagner, Schoenberg, and Brahms.

West Coast, Left Coast: Dudamel Conducts Salonen and Adams
Friday, November 27
Veronika Krausas in conversation with John Adams, conductor's creative chair for the LA Phil.

West Coast, Left Coast: Green Umbrella: Adams and Kronos Quartet
Tuesday, December 1
Veronika Krausas in conversation with John Adams, conductor's creative chair for the LA Phil.

West Coast, Left Coast: Adams and Kronos Quartet
Thursday, December 3
Frank Oteri, composer advocate at the American Music Center, in conversation with composers Mason Bates and Tom Newman, and David Harrington, Kronos quartet violinist.

West Coast, Left Coast: Adams and Kronos Quartet
Friday, December 4
Frank Oteri, composer advocate at the American Music Center, in conversation with composers Mason Bates and Tom Newman, and David Harrington, Kronos quartet violinist.

West Coast, Left Coast: Adams and Josefowicz
Saturday, December 5
Molly Sheridan, managing editor of newmusicbox.org, in conversation with John Adams, conductor's creative chair for the LA Phil, and composer Bill Kraft.

Mehta and Bronfman
Thursday, December 10
Eric Bromberger discusses Lizst, Bartok, and Beethoven.

The Four Seasons
Friday, December 18
KUSC radio host Alan Chapman in conversation with guest conductor Harry Bicket.

Watts Plays Brahms
Thursday, January 7
Russell Steinberg discusses Vaughan William's London symphony and Brahms piano concerto no. 2 with conductor Bramwell Tovey.

Maazel Conducts Bruckner
Thursday, January 21
Eric Bromberger discusses Bruckner's 8th symphony.

Organ Recital: Ken Cowan
Sunday, January 24
Tom Neenan in conversation with organist Ken Cowan.

Anderszewski Plays Beethoven
Friday, January 29
Dan Kessner in conversation with conductor Vasily Petrenko.

Blomstedt Conducts Beethoven
Friday, February 5
Russell Steinberg explores the Beethoven's 7th and Haydn's "The Clock" symphony.

Frühbeck de Burgos conducts Schumann and Ravel
Friday, February 12
Eric Bromberger discusses Schumann, Debussy, and Ravel.

Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Wednesday, February 17
Alan Chapman gives insight into Leipzig Gewandhaus orchestra's take on Beethoven.

Conlon Conducts Prokofiev
Thursday, March 4
Asadour Santourian discusses the music of Prokofiev with conductor James Conlon.

de Waart Conducts Beethoven and Strauss
Friday, March 12
Veronika Krausas in conversation with conductor Edo de Waart.

Organ Recital: Hector Olivera
Sunday, March 14
Tom Neenan discusses the organ music of Hector Olivera.

Vogt Plays Grieg
Thursday, March 18
Eric Bromberger discusses the music of Sibelius, Grieg, Lindberg, and Elgar.

Bychkov Conducts Mahler's 5th
Thursday, April 1
Russell Steinberg discusses Mahler's 5th symphony.

Adès Conducts Adès
Thursday, April 8
Veronika Krausas discusses the music of Tom Ades.

Organ Recital: Paul Jacobs
Sunday, April 18
Tom Neenan, Music Director and Conductor of the St. Matthews Chamber Orchestra and lecturer in Music History and Music Theory at CalTech.

Americas and Americans: Dudamel Conducts Bernstein and Lieberson
Thursday, April 22
Steven Stucky interviews composer Peter Lieberson.

Americas and Americans: Golijov's St. Mark Passion
Saturday, April 24
Veronika Krausas in conversation with Chad Smith, VP of Artistic planning for the LA Phil, conductor Maria Guinand, and composer Osvaldo Golijov.

Dudamel: Adams & Mahler
Sunday, April 25
Veronika Krausas in conversation with John Adams.

Dudamel Conducts Tchaikovsky
Thursday, May 6
Chris Russell in conversation with cellist Alisa Weilerstein.

Rachlin plays Sibelius
Friday, May 28
KUSC radio host Alan Chapman discusses Sibelius and Scriabin.