Toledo SymphonyLAB™

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Toledo SymphonyLAB™ episodes

January 30, 2019 All About André
The great pianist André Watts is returning to Toledo after a 15 year absence. Special guest Bob Bell (President Emeritus of the TSO) joins us to provide the backstory on Watts' longtime relationship with the Toledo Symphony, and we preview some of the other music on the program by Tchaikovsky and Mendelssohn.
29 min
January 30, 2019 All About André
The great pianist André Watts is returning to Toledo after a 15 year absence. Special guest Bob Bell (President Emeritus of the TSO) joins us to provide the backstory on Watts' longtime relationship with the Toledo Symphony, and we preview some of the other music on the program by Tchaikovsky and Mendelssohn.
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January 23, 2019 Ask Alain
Once again, we pose questions to the TSO's Music Director Alain Trudel, including asking about that time he lay down on a bed of nails in his tux and had a concrete block smashed on his chest (video here). We also preview the TSO's upcoming pops concert with Big Bad Voodoo Daddy (pictured). Test your Big Band knowledge in our Big Bad Quiz of the day!
29 min
January 23, 2019 Ask Alain
Once again, we pose questions to the TSO's Music Director Alain Trudel, including asking about that time he lay down on a bed of nails in his tux and had a concrete block smashed on his chest (video here). We also preview the TSO's upcoming pops concert with Big Bad Voodoo Daddy (pictured). Test your Big Band knowledge in our Big Bad Quiz of the day!
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January 16, 2019 Moz-Art à la Haydn
We preview the TSO's upcoming program Moz-Art à la Haydn which pairs two great masters (Haydn and Mozart) and takes a second look at both through the lens of modern master Alfred Schittke. Sample Schnittke's music and learn the backstory on Haydn's "Queen" Symphony (Marie Antoinette, not Freddie Mercury) as well as Mozart's "Linz" Symphony – written in just 4 days while travelling by carriage through Austria.
29 min
January 16, 2019 Moz-Art à la Haydn
We preview the TSO's upcoming program Moz-Art à la Haydn which pairs two great masters (Haydn and Mozart) and takes a second look at both through the lens of modern master Alfred Schittke. Sample Schnittke's music and learn the backstory on Haydn's "Queen" Symphony (Marie Antoinette, not Freddie Mercury) as well as Mozart's "Linz" Symphony – written in just 4 days while travelling by carriage through Austria.
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January 09, 2019 Desert Island Discs
We preview the TSO's upcoming Nordic Air concert with guest violinist Augustin Hadelich, and test our castaway culinary knowledge with the desert island dessert quiz. Also – what music would you bring to a deserted island? Find out our choices as we play our own version of the BBC's legendary Desert Island Discs program.
29 min
January 09, 2019 Desert Island Discs
We preview the TSO's upcoming Nordic Air concert with guest violinist Augustin Hadelich, and test our castaway culinary knowledge with the desert island dessert quiz. Also – what music would you bring to a deserted island? Find out our choices as we play our own version of the BBC's legendary Desert Island Discs program.
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January 02, 2019 New Year's Resolutions
We ring in the New Year symphony-style, with special guest Michael Lang from Toledo Ballet. Test your New Year's trivia knowledge and see if your resolutions compare to ours, as we spin the Wheel of Resolution Solutions. (Warning: it is a New Year's party after all, so don't be surprised if this one gets a little crazy!)
29 min
January 02, 2019 New Year's Resolutions
We ring in the New Year symphony-style, with special guest Michael Lang from Toledo Ballet. Test your New Year's trivia knowledge and see if your resolutions compare to ours, as we spin the Wheel of Resolution Solutions. (Warning: it is a New Year's party after all, so don't be surprised if this one gets a little crazy!)
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Touchstone Award Winner - Best Single Radio Report 2022, Best Radio Show 2020, Best Radio Show 2019, Best Broadcast Radio 2018 Toledo SymphonyLAB™ is an award-winning radio podcast series from WGTE…