Toledo SymphonyLAB™

As we launch season five of our series, we explore the artistry of Grammy Award and MacArthur “Genius” grant winner Rhiannon Giddens, who comes to Toledo this weekend for a concert and subsequent lecture appearance. Test your Rhiannon 101 with our trivia quiz, plus hear what antics our panel was up to over the summer. Also, we discuss the TSO's new season with a focus on September events.

As we launch season five of our series, we explore the artistry of  Grammy Award and MacArthur “Genius” grant winner Rhiannon Giddens, who comes to Toledo this weekend for a concert and subsequent lecture appearance. Test your Rhiannon 101 with our trivia quiz, plus hear what antics our panel was up to over the summer. Also, we discuss the TSO's new season with a  focus on September events.

For our last conversation of the 2020-2021 season, we look forward to what the future might bring, post-covid. Our special guest is Jeff vom Saal, Executive Director of the Spokane Symphony, who gives some insight into what his organization has been doing – and what they hope to achieve as the arts begin to open up again.

For our last conversation of the 2020-2021 season, we look forward to what the future might bring, post-covid. Our special guest is Jeff vom Saal, Executive Director of the Spokane Symphony, who gives some insight into what his organization has been doing – and what they hope to achieve as the arts begin to open up again.

As the season (unlike any other) winds down, we give the last word to Beethoven and his Symphony No. 6, the Pastoral symphony. Also on the docket: American composer (unlike any other) George Antheil and his very pastoral Serenade for Strings. We take it a step further with our pastoral pop quiz, and – perhaps best of all – welcome TSO Music Director Alain Trudel back into the recording studio (live and in the flesh!) after a year of phoning it in under quarantine.

As the season (unlike any other) winds down, we give the last word to Beethoven and his Symphony No. 6, the Pastoral symphony. Also on the docket: American composer (unlike any other) George Antheil and his very pastoral Serenade for Strings. We take it a step further with our pastoral pop quiz, and – perhaps best of all – welcome TSO Music Director Alain Trudel back into the recording studio (live and in the flesh!) after a year of phoning it in under quarantine.

For our Memorial Day special we welcome Jacob Joyce, Associate Conductor of the Indianapolis Symphony and guest conductor for the TSO's Patriotic Pops concert. Jacob gives some backstory to his career as a violinist and conductor, plus we take a dive into the patriotic-themed repertoire on the concert (including our unofficial analysis of "The Star-Spangled Banner" vs. "O Canada"). As an added bonus, test your patriotic chops in our "Patriotic Pops" quiz about America's Founding Fathers (patriotic "pops"... get it?).

For our Memorial Day special we welcome Jacob Joyce, Associate Conductor of the Indianapolis Symphony and guest conductor for the TSO's Patriotic Pops concert. Jacob gives some backstory to his career as a violinist and conductor, plus we take a dive into the patriotic-themed repertoire on the concert (including our unofficial analysis of "The Star-Spangled Banner" vs. "O Canada"). As an added bonus, test your patriotic chops in our "Patriotic Pops" quiz about America's Founding Fathers (patriotic "pops"... get it?).

We talk with two major artists as they prepare a triumphant return to Toledo: pianist Jon Nakamatsu and TSO Music Director Alain Trudel. Nakamatsu, Gold Medalist of the Tenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, talks about his several appearances with the TSO and what it's like to be returning to live performance after the 15-month hiatus imposed by the pandemic. We also roll out the red carpet for Trudel as he prepares to take up the baton once more with the Toledo Symphony, after a year's absence from the podium (physically, at least). Finally, taking our cue from Nakamatsu's Chopin performance with the TSO, we provide an immersive Frédéric Chopin experience with our quiz of the day!

We talk with two major artists as they prepare a triumphant return to Toledo: pianist Jon Nakamatsu and TSO Music Director Alain Trudel. Nakamatsu, Gold Medalist of the Tenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, talks about his several appearances with the TSO and what it's like to be returning to live performance after the 15-month hiatus imposed by the pandemic. We also roll out the red carpet for Trudel as he prepares to take up the baton once more with the Toledo Symphony, after a year's absence from the podium (physically, at least). Finally, taking our cue from Nakamatsu's Chopin performance with the TSO, we provide an immersive Frédéric Chopin experience with our quiz of the day!