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**Thomas Little** is widely known for his incredibly articulate and popular podcast The Classical Nerd. He is a wonderfully great teacher with an enthusiastic wit that compels the viewer to keep on watching and learning. But did you know Thomas is a versatile and brilliant composer?

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I recently spoke on Interplay, Conversations in Music, with conductor **Donato Cabrera**, that rare musician whose every gesture comes from deeply profound musicianship and meaning. I hope you will delve into this talk with a wonderfully warm and engaging personality who is creating great art every moment with a special humanity and caring.

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On this month's Interplay, Conversations in Music, I spoke to the remarkable **Matt Haimovitz**, cellist, and leader in the expansion of the cello repertoire. We discussed the influences on Matt's playing, and why is his life and loves are rarely separate from his organic music making. A discussion not to be missed!

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Attention musicians (and everyone else): if you're suffering from any discomfort or even pain, it's time to consult with **Jennifer Roig-Francoli**, a remarkable Alexander Technique teacher and miraculous violinist (and my teacher!). Her new book *Make Great Music with Ease!: The Secret to Smarter Practice, Confident Performance, and Living a Happier Life* is just out on Amazon.

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In this month's INTERPLAY, Conversations in Music, I speak to my dear friend **Kalena Bovell** whose conducting is widely recognized and appreciated for its sincerity, deepest musicality, and emotion. Kalena Bovell, conductor, is that rare person whose music making is a wonderful mix of intelligence, beauty, and that special quotient - making everything she touches sing with organic purity.

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On this month's INTERPLAY, my talk is with the remarkable violinist and composer **COLIN JACOBSEN**, co-founder of Brooklyn Rider and The Knights. Colin is a pathbreaking artist always seeking a vibrant path of expression in whatever he does. This Conversation in Music explores his many views on repertoire, chamber music, solo and orchestral playing. Every note he plays is magical, organic, and deeply felt. And all this comes through in our thrilling and touching INTERPLAY.

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On this month's Interplay, a most wonderful Conversation in Music with the uniquely gifted conductor **Alexander Soddy**. We met whilst he was in New York to conduct at The Met in the remarkable Anthony Minghella production of Puccini's *Madama Butterfly*. Soddy is a rarity - a musician who can bend a phrase in a dramatic setting with total musicality. Comparisons have been made in the press to Carlos Kleiber, and they are warranted, but Alexander Soddy is surely one of those special artists who puts his all into everything he does. He is an original.

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On this month's Interplay, Conversations In Music, I met with conductor and author **John Mauceri** about his important and crucial new book, *THE WAR ON MUSIC: Reclaiming the Twentieth Century*. This social history by a brilliant and consequential conductor is a must read and parallels Maestro Mauceri's work these past 30 years. A must watch and a must read as the issues presented are significant for all of us.

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I had the most enjoyable INTERPLAY Conversation In Music recently with the remarkable conductor **CARLOS KALMAR**. Longtime music director of the Oregon Symphony and Grant Park Music Festival Orchestra, Maestro Kalmar is now director of orchestral music at the Cleveland Institute of Music. He reveals his approach to the score, his background, and what he wishes to impart to his students. Endlessly fascinating!

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