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News & Events
Highlights - 2005 |
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Pianist Angela Hewitt Visits WUSF Live Performance Studios |
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Pianist Angela Hewitt stopped by the WUSF studio during her week in Sarasota as soloist for the Florida West Coast Symphony's opening Masterworks series. She talked with Russell Gant about her mission to promote the music she loves. Hewitt also played music by the composer she is most intimately associated with: Johann Sebastian Bach, as well as works by Chopin and Ravel.
Visit Angel Hewitt's Web site. |
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| A Midsummer Concert - John O'Connor in WUSF Studio |
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John O'Connor visited the WUSF studios on Tuesday, August 2nd, 2005 for a midsummer concert. Fresh from recitals in Ireland and master classes in New York City, John talked with Bethany Cagle and played music by Sibelius, Scriabin and Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata. |
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| Sarasota
Music Festival Visits WUSF |
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| Pianist
Robert Levin with oboist Allan Vogel |
 WUSF was proud to host faculty and students from the Sarasota
Music Festival. Russell Gant welcomed Associate Director
pianist Robert Levin to our studios, along with a quartet
of students string players and faculty oboist Allan Vogel.
When Russell asked young cellist Yun Joo Na what her future
plans are, she said she hopes to create a Festival like the
Sarasota Music Festival and carry on the tradition of music
making she has experienced here in Florida. |
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| Beethoven,
Bach and Brahms - A Visit from Robert Levin and Joseph
Silverstein |
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| Russel
Gant and his Guests |
Pianist Robert Levin and violinist Joseph Silverstein from
the Sarasota Music Festival performed live in the WUSF
studio. They talked with Russell Gant and played the three
B’s—Beethoven, Bach and Brahms. The live performance
took place on Tuesday, June 7th, 2005, at 10:00 am.
For more information, visit the Sarasota
Music Festival Website.
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| Sarasota Music Festival Kick-off Visit |
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| Robert
Levin |
The Sarasota Music Festival’s Artistic Director Paul
Wolfe and Associate Director Robert Levin kick off this
year’s Festival with a visit to the WUSF studio.
They performed live on-air for our audience and talked with
Russell Gant about their work at the Festival. The live performance took place on Wednesday, June 1st, 2005, at 10:00 am.
For more information visit Robert Levin's Website.
Learn more about Joseph Silverstein. |
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| Pianist Joaquin Achucarro Visits With WUSF's Russel Gant |
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Pianist
Joaquin Achucarro played in the WUSF performance studio
and spoke with Russell Gant about his upcoming concert
with the Florida West Coast Symphony. Mr. Achucarro has
performed in 59 countries with over 202 different orchestras,
including the New York Philharmonic and many major orchestras
of Europe.
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| Members of La Musica Play Beethoven at WUSF Studios |
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| La
Musica |
Pianist Derek Han, violinist Fionnuala Hunt and cellist
Ferenc Szucs, members of La Musica, the International Chamber
Music Festival stopped by our studios to play Beethoven
and talk with WUSF’s Bethany Cagle about the festival.
More information about La Musica is at www.lamusicafestival.org. |
