Leah Sosland
Classical KC InternLeah Sosland is a native of Kansas City. Before joining KCUR as Classical KC's first intern, she hosted the Historic Performances program for Harvard Radio Broadcasting.
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This show features the incredible Ukrainian pianist Sviatoslav Richter, who was revered by audiences and by fellow famous pianists. He was in a class by himself. We’ll hear him in the Dvořák Piano Concerto conducted by another legend, Carlos Kleiber, and in music by Chopin. -
Classical KC is excited for the 2020-21 Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast to hit our airwaves! Listen Saturdays from 12-2 p.m. on 91.9 Classical KC or online. -
Our “appraisers” have done their work and we feature excellent music with the word “antique” in the title. Your ears are in for a treat with music by Ravel, Debussy, Glazunov, and Rutter. All sales final! -
Many composers found inspiration in the history and culture of Scotland and this week we will hear music by Hector Berlioz, Malcolm Arnold and Max Bruch. A Scottish folk hero, the great Robert Burns, and traditional folk music helped bring these great works to life. -
Today's episode features Adolph Sylvester Herseth, Jr., a unique talent who for 53 seasons held the principal trumpet chair in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra with brilliance. Herseth persevered a great many challenges and was even able to impress the stern CSO conductor Fritz Reiner. -
The talented 17 year old cellist performs a virtual Discovery Concert with the Harriman Jewell Series at Kansas City’s 1900 Building. Plus, Ali-Landing has a delightful conversation with Classical KC's Paul Nyakatura. She also answers questions from her (virtual) audience. -
This episode focuses on masterpieces of variations on themes, one of the oldest and most popular musical forms. We will hear Brahms' brilliant and creative variations on themes by Handel and Haydn, plus a piano piece by Haydn himself. -
Musicians Coleen Dieker and Beau Bledsoe discuss Iberian music, genre hopping and performing during a pandemic. -
In this episode, host Frank Byrne brings us a program of British Band Classics, all performed by the United States Marine Band. Enjoy the music of Gustav Holst and William Byrd (arranged by Gordon Jacob), plus the best-ever performance of Ralph Vaughan Williams' English Folk Song Suite. -
Today's show is the third in the series "Gems of the Repertoire," wonderful music that is not frequently performed in today's concert halls. There is a dance theme in today's show, with a waltz from an opera and a delightful ballet score.
