Category Archives: All Classical Radio
John Pitman Reviews: Huang Ruo’s ‘An American Soldier’
All Classical Radio’s Director of Programming John Pitman’s latest Arts Blog interview is a timely one, in conjunction with Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and Memorial Day. Composer, pianist, and vocalist Huang Ruo’s latest recording An American Soldier is a powerful and moving opera based on the true story of a young Chinese …
LIVE BROADCAST: “Celilo Falls” by Nancy Ives on All Classical Radio and next RII album
On June 9, 2025, All Classical Radio proudly presents a very special live broadcast from downtown Portland, inviting listeners locally and around the world to experience a historic performance by the Oregon Symphony under the direction of David Danzmayr. The program includes the premiere of a new arrangement for full orchestra of Nancy Ives’ captivating …
All Classical Radio: For Humans, By Humans
When you listen to All Classical Radio, you hear handcrafted radio programming that is locally produced and community focused. In collaboration with students from Portland State University’s Branded Media Course and the PSU School of Film, All Classical invites you to explore what it means to make radio for humans, by humans, with a brief …
John Pitman Reviews: Yevgeny Sudbin’s ‘Ver La Flamme’
Renowned for his interpretations of the music of Russian composer and mystic, Alexander Scriabin, celebrated pianist Yevgeny Sudbin is host John Pitman’s latest guest for this Arts Blog interview. On Sudbin’s newest album, Ver La Flamme (Toward the Flame), the pianist shares his deep knowledge and appreciation for the music of the early 20th century …
Tune in weekdays for New at Noon
All Classical Radio invites you to tune in for New at Noon, an original feature airing weekdays at 12:00 PM PT. Join host Brandi Parisi for this midday special showcasing new recordings, recent releases from today’s leading artists and composers, and updated interpretations of classical favorites. Host Brandi Parisi shares, “All Classical Radio’s music library …
Host Brandi Parisi Interviews poets Dao Strom & Alicia Jo Rabins
April is National Poetry Month. All Classical Radio host Brandi Parisi recently spoke with Portland-based songwriters, composers, and poets Dao Strom and Alicia Jo Rabins about their new collaborative project/album, Wild Nights. Hear their interview, including details about the multi-year project, their music choices of folk and Americana, and the poetry of Emily Dickinson below:
John Pitman Reviews: Les Korngold’s Korngold Symphony
Imagine if we could hear, decades after a composer has passed, a note-for-note set of instructions of what how they intended their music to be heard? It’s rarer than you might think. In this Arts Blog, program director John Pitman has a conversation with the grandson of the Austrian born composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold – …
Deadline Extended: Access Recording Project
All Classical Radio’s Access Recording Project is a unique opportunity for Pacific Northwest musicians and artists to enjoy access to the station’s state-of-the-art performance hall and recording studio to further creative projects, expand portfolios, and advance careers.
The deadline to apply has been extended through 12:00 PM PT on Wednesday, April 30, 2025.
Host Brandi Parisi Interviews Eugene Symphony’s Alex Prior
Alex Prior, the newly appointed Music Director of the Eugene Symphony, speaks with All Classical Radio host Brandi Parisi. In this wide-ranging discussion, they talked about Alex’s phenomenal career (he was Assistant Conductor of the Seattle Symphony at age 17!), universality in music, the importance of outreach and community, his love of the Pacific Northwest, …
Elaina Stuppler: Thursdays @ Three Videos
On January 30, 2025, host Christa Wessel welcomed Elaina Stuppler, All Classical Radio’s 2024-2025 Young Artist in Residence, to Thursdays @ Three. Elaina and friends performed several of her original pieces in All Classical’s Irving Levin Performance Hall in downtown Portland. Enjoy the music below, and tune in to Thursdays @ Three every week at …
