Welcome to insights and perspectives from those who make this service great. Contributors include interns, on-air staff, management, and special CD reviews from our Music Director, John Pitman.
Amit Peled plays Bach on Casal’s cello
Posted April 23, 2019 by Dan Gonzalez
The great 20th century cellist, Pablo Casals, was the first in the world to record all six of Bach’s suites for unaccompanied cello. This was in 1939. Before this, people only considered the suites as study pieces. Casals... More
Oregon Coast Youth Symphony Festival at Newport
Posted April 22, 2019 by Arianna Avena
The Oregon Coast Youth Symphony Festival at Newport will take place in Newport, Oregon from April 25 – 28. Five orchestras from a variety of Oregon high schools will be in attendance, will perform in two Public Performances,... More
Nominate All Classical Portland in Best of Portland!
Posted April 15, 2019 by Arianna Avena
Today is the LAST DAY to submit your nominations for Willamette Week‘s Best of Portland 2019! You can help spread the word about this classical music service by nominating All Classical Portland for Best Radio Station and your... More
Classical Up Close
Posted by Arianna Avena
Classical Up Close is proud to present a seventh season of FREE chamber music concerts throughout the Portland Metro area! Organized and performed by musicians of the Oregon Symphony Orchestra, this series takes place April 20 – May 5 and... More
Hilary Hahn: Bach Partitas and Sonatas
Posted April 10, 2019 by John Pitman
Early in her career, violinist Hilary Hahn took on music that many before her wouldn’t approach until they were a little older. She chose three of the six unaccompanied violin works of J.S. Bach, a set regarded as... More
Special Broadcast: Young Artists Debut!
Posted April 8, 2019 by Arianna Avena
Tune in on Saturday, April 13th at 5pm to hear a special broadcast of the Metro Arts Inc. Young Artists Debut! concert, hosted by Christa Wessel. On Friday, April 5th, the winners of Metro Arts Inc.’s 25th Van Buren Young Artists... More
Posted April 7, 2019 by Arianna Avena
2018/2019 Youth Roving Reporters: Lele Yang, Sunset High School pictured left Connor Barrow pictured top center Cameron Massey, West Linn High School pictured bottom center Raquel Armendariz, Franklin High School pictured right
National Poetry Month
Posted April 2, 2019 by Arianna Avena
Each Friday in the noon hour, All Classical Portland On-Air Host & Producer Brandi Parisi will play a classical work inspired by a poem or great literary source in honor of National Poetry Month. This Friday: Our final... More
NEW radio station for children!
Posted April 1, 2019 by Arianna Avena
LISTEN NOW: allclassical.org/ican All Classical Portland is thrilled to announce a brand-new second radio network, created for children (ages 0-12). The new station is available on its HD-2 channel and online at allclassical.org/ICAN. The International Children’s Arts Network... More
OSO Broadcast: Dvořák’s Eighth Symphony
Posted by Arianna Avena
This Thursday at 7pm, All Classical presents an Oregon Symphony Broadcast with Dutch violinist Simone Lamsma, whose playing has been described as “piercingly beautiful”. Lamsma returned to Oregon in February to play the Khatchaturian concerto in a program... More