Saturdays, May 1–29, at 12pm on 90.5 FM & STREAMING | Listen to a variety of music from regional orchestras and professional classical musicians from around the state of Michigan.
May 1
Lansing Symphony plays Stravinsky’s Pulcinella; Jackson Symphony, choruses and soloists perform Beethoven’s Ode to Joy from Symphony No. 9.
May 8
Ravel’s Mother Goose and Zhou Tian’s Trace are performed by Lansing Symphony; Beethoven’s Cello Sonata No. 4 is played by Eva Lymenstull, cello, and Shin Hwang, fortepiano.
May 15
Beethoven’s Coriolan Overture is played by Traverse Symphony; cellist Hong Hong and Lansing Symphony play Saint-Saëns’ Cello Concerto No. 1; Jackson Symphony performs Respighi’s Fountains of Rome.
May 22
Melissa White, violin, and Lansing Symphony play Poème by Chausson; Sonnambula plays music from 17th century Europe; Mendelssohn’s Octet is played by Lansing Symphony Chamber Players.
May 29
Pianists Deborah Moriarty and Zhihua Tang play Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from West
Side Story; Jason Mellow, violin, and Jackson Symphony play Fazil Say’s 1001 Nights in the Harem.
WKAR RADIO
The Capital Region’s source for classical music, local news and NPR. The station operates 24 hours per day and is available online at wkar.org.