The Arts Blog
I slept until 11:10 AM today, my plans for an early, productive day completely shot. Turning over, I stretch my weary arms, looking down at the illegible blue markings on my left hand. I often half wake-up many times per...
All Classical Radio’s Director of Music and Programming, John Pitman, recently spoke with pianist Alice Sara Ott about her latest recording: 30 piano works by the Icelandic composer, Jóhann Jóhannsson. Ott describes the recording experience, which took place in Jóhannsson’s...
I’m on the slow train, high in the mountains northwest of Tokyo, on a concert tour in Japan with my piano quartet, the Thunder Egg Consort. The quartet is named after Oregon’s state rock. We made it through the double...
Amir Avsker is a talented young violinist, pianist, composer, and conductor who served as All Classical and ICAN Radio’s 2023-2024 Young Artist in Residence (YAIR). Born in Israel, Amir lived in Japan and Pennsylvania before moving to Oregon in 2015....
VIOLIN, GUINEA PIGS, AND SPILLED BEER: MEET ALL CLASSICAL’S NEW ARTIST IN RESIDENCE Hi friends! And I do already think of you as friends, over our shared love of music. I’m Anthea Kreston – a classical violinist and your new...
It’s no surprise that creative collaboration between musical artists has given rise to many great love stories over the centuries. A shared love of and passion for classical music has brought together countless romantic unions of all shapes and sizes....
As part of our mission to advance knowledge of and appreciation for classical music, All Classical Radio recently launched a new resource for those curious to learn more about this beloved genre: the Classical Music Glossary. In this glossary, we comb...
All Classical Radio on air host and producer Lisa Lipton chats with flutist Maxx Katz, founder of Portland’s Yelling Choir. Yelling Choir is a femme, women, and nonbinary performance ensemble which reimagines voice, presence, gender, and power. The group has...
The brand new album from our award-winning Recording Inclusivity Initiative (RII) is now available on all major streaming platforms. Order your physical CD copy of AWAKEN in the All Classical Gift Shop.
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual/Aromantic/Agender (LGBTQIA+) Pride Month is observed each year in commemoration of the June 1969 Stonewall Uprising in New York, a tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States. Nationally, Pride Month...
