Brooke Knoll
Digital Audience Specialist & On-Air Host, Classical KCBrooke Knoll is the digital audience specialist and on-air host for Classical KC. A Minnesota native, she comes to Kansas City from the Twin Cities, where she received her BSB in Entrepreneurial and Public Non-Profit Management from the University of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management, as well as a major in harp performance. She was the on-air host of Radio K’s all-classical show, Rock Me, Amadeus, during her college years before joining YourClassical Minnesota Public Radio as a digital producer and board operator.
An advocate for arts accessibility, she has previously worked with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Cuban American Youth Orchestra and Minnesota Orchestra on their initiatives to engage younger audiences and cultivate the next generation of classical music lovers.
When not obsessing over all things classical radio, you can find her hiking, playing harp, starting a new craft, or searching for vinyl to add to her growing collection.
Brooke is the host of the Kansas City Local Feature and can also be heard weekdays from 3-5 p.m. on Classical KC.
You can reach Brooke at brooke@classicalkc.org.
-
Kertész was a master interpreter who breathed life into the music he conducted. We’ll hear that ability on display in recordings of music by Dvořák and Brahms.
-
Kertész, one in the long line of great Hungarian conductors, had a huge repertoire and masterful skills at interpreting music. In the first show of this series featuring him, we’ll hear examples of how be inspired both musicians and audiences.
-
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center musicians are collaborating with the Friends of Chamber Music Kansas City for a performance at The Folly Theater. Classical KC's Brooke Knoll speaks with Friends co-artistic director and Society cellist, Dmitri Atapine, and Society pianist Gloria Chien about joining forces for this concert. We'll hear music by Johannes Brahms, Frédéric Chopin, Antonín Dvořák and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor.
-
Opera sensation Joyce DiDonato joined Classical KC to share reflections on the past year and her excitement on returning home to Kansas City to perform with Michael Stern and the Kansas City Symphony. We'll hear Joyce sing works by Charles Ives, Gustav Mahler, Jake Heggie and more.
-
50 composers were asked to write one variation on a little waltz, but Beethoven created 33 variations of such creativity and originality that it has been described as the “greatest piano work of all.”
-
New music for a New Year! We have brilliant piano concertos by John Adams and Thomas Adès. It’s a fascinating view into the evolution of the concerto as we know it.
-
Here’s a Christmas playlist with music from the 16th to the 20th century. It’s like a musical progressive dinner! Enjoy while you baste, sip, and wrap.
-
It’s a holiday tradition! Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker is a beloved tale with exquisite music that brings the story to life. We’ll hear the ultimate list of highlights in a special recording that captures the true balletic soul of the music.
-
For centuries the world has been captivated by these fantastic and exotic tales dating to the 10th century. They have also been the inspiration for countless works of art, including wonderfully colorful music that we feature in this show.
-
The husband and wife duo of piano masters Alessio Bax and Lucille Chung love performing together. Brooke Knoll speaks with both of them about the unique piano four hands art form, the family business and performing in Kansas City. We'll hear their recordings of music by Francis Poulenc, Johannes Brahms, Igor Stravinsky and Astor Piazzolla.