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A Cup o’ Johann

Take a deeper dive into the grounds and sounds of Café Zimmermann, where Bach and his Collegium Musicum gathered for free weekly concerts. Far from the formal demands of church...

Tomato / Tomahto – Text, Language & Music

How do YOU pronounce the word "squirrel?" Does "you" ever rhyme with "cow"? Does "Blowin' in the Wind" rhyme with "Love is Blind"? And what if it were all Hebrew...

Inventing Jewish Music, Again

This program is a fascinating exploration of one of the most influential figures in Jewish music: Cantor Rueben Rinder. Join us as Jews & Music Scholar-in-Residence Francesco Spagnolo and special Guest Panelist...

Clogged in the English Vein

Our new Music Director Richard Egarr performs Byrd, Blow, and Purcell from his home in Amsterdam! Seventeenth Century England was a turbulent time and place both politically and musically.  The...

Episode 1: Small Talk

In the very first episode of What's New and H.I.P. with Tarik and Rick, co-hosts Richard Egarr and composer Tarik O'Regan discuss the concept of "new music" and its misconceptions; the...

A Dué with Katherine Kyme & William Skeen

Join PBO orchestra members Katherine Kyme (violin) and William Skeen (violoncello) in A Dué — a program of favorite duos and other gems. Kati and Bill will play some of...

BEETHOVEN: Celebrating 250 Years

featuring MIREILLE ASSELIN, soprano NICHOLAS PHAN, tenor TANYA TOMKINS, cello ERIC ZIVIAN, fortepiano and DAVID BELKOVSKI, piano *SCROLL DOWN TO WATCH THE RECORDING!* PROGRAM: BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No. 10 in...

Pau Brazil

The Heart of the Tree That Powers The Bow Perhaps one of the most emblematic relationships between the natural world and classical music is that of the endangered national tree...

Avi Avital — Israel, Berlin, and the World

Avi Avital grew up in a Moroccan-Israeli family in Beer Sheva, Israel. After studying at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance, he continued his studies in Italy and launched...

Beethoven Minimized to the Max

Richard Egarr and his wife and fellow keyboard player Alexandra Nepomnyashchaya perform four-hand Czerny arrangements of Beethoven symphonies, streamed LIVE from deWaalsekerk in Amsterdam. 'Czerny' probably causes a mild sense...

Czerny Exposé

This SESSIONS event, LIVE from Richard Egarr's home in Amsterdam, looks at the Czerny brilliant 4-hand arrangements of Beethoven's Symphony 5 & 6.  We will look at many of the...

Musical Postcard: Roderick Williams

Roderick Williams OBE is an extraordinary artist whose name is known the world over for his rich baritone, ethereal choral compositions, and his reputation as a gifted choral teacher and leader. From...