On this episode of Classical Chicago, Cedille President Jim Ginsburg talks with internationally acclaimed bass-baritone Mark Steven Doss about his prolific musical career and his experience recording his Cedille debut, "Welcome to My World." The album highlights Doss's wide range as a performer, and features performances from pianist Ken Smith and accordionist Stas Venglevski.

Episode 63 - Mark Steven Doss/Welcome to My World

Jorge Federico Osorio

On this episode of Classical Chicago, Cedille President Jim Ginsburg talks with internationally acclaimed pianist Jorge Federico Osorio about his celebrated musical career and his experience creating Conciertos Románticos, Cedille's upcoming June 9 release comprising Mexican piano concertos and solo pieces.

Episode 62 - Jorge Federico Osorio / Conciertos Románticos

Rachel Barton

Anthony McGill

Malek Jandali

On this episode of Classical Chicago, Cedille President Jim Ginsburg talks with violinist Rachel Barton Pine, clarinetist Anthony McGill and composer Malek Jandali, about their experiences creating Cedille's upcoming release, "Malek Jandali: Concertos."

Episode 61 - Rachel Barton Pine, Anthony McGill, and Malek Jandali / Malek Jandali: Concertos

Seth Parker

On this episode of Classical Chicago, Cedille President Jim Ginsburg talks with Grammy-nominated cellist Seth Parker Woods about his experience creating and recording "Difficult Grace", his first album for Cedille Records.

Episode 60 - Seth Parker Woods / Difficult Grace

John Bruce

On this episode of Classical Chicago, Cedille President Jim Ginsburg talks with clarinetist John Bruce Yeh, who has served the Chicago Symphony Orchestra as assistant principal clarinetist since 1979, about his experience recording "Chicago Clarinet Classics."

Episode 59 – John Bruce Yeh / Chicago Clarinet Classics

Nicole Cabell

Craig Trompeter

On this episode of Classical Chicago, Cedille President Jim Ginsburg talks with soprano Nicole Cabell and conductor Craig Trompeter about their experience creating the Haymarket Opera Company's world-premiere recording of "L'Amant Anonyme (The Anonymous Lover)", 1780 opera by Afro-French composer Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges (1745–1799).

Episode 58 - Nicole Cabell and Craig Trompeter / L'Amant Anonyme

Episode 57 – Anthony McGill / American Stories by Cedille Records

Episode 57 – Anthony McGill / American Stories

Joel Link

On this episode of Classical Chicago, Cedille President Jim Ginsburg talks with the Dover Quartet's Joel Link about the chamber group's album "Beethoven Complete String Quartets: Volume 3 — The Late Quartets." This triple-CD release comprises Beethoven’s very last compositions — remarkable and often daunting works that upended the concept of the string quartet.

Episode 56 – Joel Link / Beethoven Complete String Quartets: Volume 3 — The Late Quartets

On this episode of Classical Chicago, Cedille President Jim Ginsburg talks with violinist Rachel Barton Pine about Violin Concertos by Black Composers Through the Centuries: 25th anniversary edition. The album features Pine's new recording of Florence Price's Violin Concerto No. 2, with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra &amp; Jonathon Heyward, and reprises her 1997 Cedille recording of concertos by Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges; José White Lafitte; and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor.

Episode 55: Rachel Barton Pine / Violin Concertos by Black Composers Through the Centuries

Julian Velasco

On this episode of Classical Chicago, Cedille President Jim Ginsburg converses with saxophonist Julian Velasco, winner of Cedille Records' first-ever Emerging Artist Competition, about his upcoming debut album, As We Are.

Episode 54: Julian Velasco / As We Are

Cedille is a not-for-profit record label dedicated to extraordinary classical music and the brilliant artists who create it. We enhance the world's catalog of recorded music through audiophile-quality recordings featuring Chicago's finest musicians. Each episode of Cedille's Classical Chicago Podcast highlights a new release and feature interviews with your favorite Cedille artists. To support Cedille and its mission, please visit CedilleRecords.org

Cedille is a not-for-profit record label dedicated to extraordinary classical music and the brilliant artists who create it. We enhance the world's catalog of recorded music through audiophile-quality recordings featuring Chicago's finest musicians. Each episode of Cedille's Classical Chicago Podcast highlights a new release and feature interviews with your favorite Cedille artists. To support Cedille and its mission, please visit <a href="http://CedilleRecords.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CedilleRecords.org</a>

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The latest episode of Cedille's Classical Chicago Podcast features an interview with virtuoso clarinetist, Anthony McGill. In conversation with Steve Robinson and Cedille President Jim Ginsburg, Anthony discusses his new album with the McGill/McHale Trio including working with his brother, the challenges of performing in such an unusual ensemble, and his interest in recording new works like Valerie Coleman's "Portraits of Langston."

Episode 12 - Anthony McGill / Portraits

Jennifer Koh

In the sixth episode of Cedille's Classical Chicago Podcast, violinist Jennifer Koh sits down with Steve Robinson to discuss her latest release, Tchaikovsky: Complete Works for Violin and Orchestra. She describes the inspiration behind the album, growing up as the child of Korean immigrants, and reveals why her violin teacher lied to her when she was a young student.Jennifer Koh, Musical America’s 2016 Instrumentalist of the Year, headlines an album of Tchaikovsky’s complete works for violin and orchestra. It’s the “remarkable . . . thoughtful and vibrant” (Strings Magazine) American violinist’s first recording of music by Tchaikovsky, who has figured prominently in her rise to the top ranks of violinists worldwide. Tchaikovsky’s Concerto in D Major is one of the most celebrated and daunting works in the violin repertoire. The subdued Sérénade mélancolique illustrates the composer’s ear for orchestral color. The delicate Valse-Scherzo melds old-fashioned elegance with spirited playfulness. Souvenir d’un lieu cher’s poignant, nostalgic mood gives way to a delightful finale.Koh shared the top prize in the 1994 Tchaikovsky International Competition in Moscow, where she played the Tchaikovsky (and Brahms) concerto and won three special prizes, including for the best performance of Tchaikovsky’s work. The star violinist has a long history with her album collaborators, Denmark’s Odense Symphony Orchestra and its chief conductor, Alexander Vedernikov. In recent years, audiences have heard Koh perform the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto with the Munich Philharmonic under Lorin Maazel, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under Carlos Miguel Prieto, Japan’s NHK Symphony under Vedernikov, and the Odense Symphony Orchestra under Christoph Poppen.

In the sixth episode of Cedille's Classical Chicago Podcast, violinist Jennifer Koh sits down with Steve Robinson to discuss her latest release, Tchaikovsky: Complete Works for Violin and Orchestra. She describes the inspiration behind the album, growing up as the child of Korean immigrants, and reveals why her violin teacher lied to her when she was a young student. Jennifer Koh, Musical America’s 2016 Instrumentalist of the Year, headlines an album of Tchaikovsky’s complete works for violin and orchestra. It’s the “remarkable . . . thoughtful and vibrant” (Strings Magazine) American violinist’s first recording of music by Tchaikovsky, who has figured prominently in her rise to the top ranks of violinists worldwide. Tchaikovsky’s Concerto in D Major is one of the most celebrated and daunting works in the violin repertoire. The subdued Sérénade mélancolique illustrates the composer’s ear for orchestral color. The delicate Valse-Scherzo melds old-fashioned elegance with spirited playfulness. Souvenir d’un lieu cher’s poignant, nostalgic mood gives way to a delightful finale. Koh shared the top prize in the 1994 Tchaikovsky International Competition in Moscow, where she played the Tchaikovsky (and Brahms) concerto and won three special prizes, including for the best performance of Tchaikovsky’s work. The star violinist has a long history with her album collaborators, Denmark’s Odense Symphony Orchestra and its chief conductor, Alexander Vedernikov. In recent years, audiences have heard Koh perform the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto with the Munich Philharmonic under Lorin Maazel, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under Carlos Miguel Prieto, Japan’s NHK Symphony under Vedernikov, and the Odense Symphony Orchestra under Christoph Poppen.

Episode 6 - Jennifer Koh

J.S. Bach

Jory Vinikour

Violinist Rachel Barton Pine and harpsichordist Jory Vinikour discuss their upcoming release "J.S. Bach: The Sonatas for Violin &amp; Harpsichord." All orders ship May 11. Preview, download, or stream the album here: https://lnk.to/bxGNMSo

Violinist Rachel Barton Pine and harpsichordist Jory Vinikour discuss their upcoming release "J.S. Bach: The Sonatas for Violin &amp; Harpsichord." All orders ship May 11. Preview, download, or stream the album here: <a href="https://lnk.to/bxGNMSo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://lnk.to/bxGNMSo</a>

Episode 17 - Rachel Barton Pine & Jory Vinikour / J.S. Bach: The Sonatas for Violin & Harpsichord

Camden Shaw

Get a behind the scenes look at the making of Cedille’s newest release, Voices of Defiance, with Dover Quartet cellist Camden Shaw! In conversation with Steve Robinson and Cedille President Jim Ginsburg, Camden discusses the tragic repertoire and meaning of the album. Pre-order today - all downloads &amp; CDs ship October 13! CedilleRecords.org

Get a behind the scenes look at the making of Cedille’s newest release, Voices of Defiance, with Dover Quartet cellist Camden Shaw! In conversation with Steve Robinson and Cedille President Jim Ginsburg, Camden discusses the tragic repertoire and meaning of the album. Pre-order today - all downloads &amp; CDs ship October 13! <a href="http://CedilleRecords.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CedilleRecords.org</a>

Episode 13 - Camden Shaw (Dover Quartet)/ Voices of Defiance

Thomas Hampson

Baritone Thomas Hampson discusses the making of his debut album on Cedille, "Songs from Chicago" (available September 14, 2018: https://cedille-records.lnk.to/NbrfdSo)

Baritone Thomas Hampson discusses the making of his debut album on Cedille, "Songs from Chicago" (available September 14, 2018: <a href="https://cedille-records.lnk.to/NbrfdSo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://cedille-records.lnk.to/NbrfdSo</a>)

Episode 20 - Thomas Hampson / Songs From Chicago

Episode 4 features an interview with flutist Melissa Sznoza and double bassist Eric Snoza, members of the cutting-edge chamber music group Fifth House Ensemble. In conversation with WFMT General Manager Steve Robinson and Cedille Records President Jim Ginsburg, they talk about the group's unique new collaboration with the Israeli folk band Baladino on Cedille's June 2016 release, titled Nedudim.

Episode 4 - Fifth House Ensemble / Nedudim

Alyson Cambridge

Soprano Alyson Cambridge discusses the making of her new album with Nicole Cabell, “Sisters in Song.” Available September 21! https://cedille-records.lnk.to/xo8rkso

Soprano Alyson Cambridge discusses the making of her new album with Nicole Cabell, “Sisters in Song.” Available September 21! <a href="https://cedille-records.lnk.to/xo8rkso" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://cedille-records.lnk.to/xo8rkso</a>

Episode 21 - Alyson Cambridge / Sisters in Song

Patrice Michaels

Soprano and composer Patrice Michaels discusses her upcoming album "Notorious RBG in Song." Learn more about the album here: https://cedille-records.lnk.to/4nrkvSo

Soprano and composer Patrice Michaels discusses her upcoming album "Notorious RBG in Song." Learn more about the album here: <a href="https://cedille-records.lnk.to/4nrkvSo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://cedille-records.lnk.to/4nrkvSo</a>

Episode 18 - Patrice Michaels / Notorious RBG in Song

Chicago Symphony Orchestra clarinetist John Bruce Yeh and composer James M. Stephenson discuss the making of their upcoming album "Liquid Melancholy — Clarinet Music by James M Stephenson" (available April 13: https://cedille-records.lnk.to/BeDd3SC )

Chicago Symphony Orchestra clarinetist John Bruce Yeh and composer James M. Stephenson discuss the making of their upcoming album "Liquid Melancholy — Clarinet Music by James M Stephenson" (available April 13: <a href="https://cedille-records.lnk.to/BeDd3SC" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://cedille-records.lnk.to/BeDd3SC</a> )

Episode 16 - John Bruce Yeh & James M. Stephenson / Liquid Melancholy

Lincoln Trio discusses the inspiration behind their new album, Trios From Our Homelands, with WFMT's Steve Robinson and Cedille Records President Jim Ginsburg.

Episode 5 - Lincoln Trio / Trios From Our Homelands

"Blues Dialogues: Music by Black Composers" featuring Rachel Barton Pine is available October 19!

Episode 22 - Rachel Barton Pine / Blues Dialogues

Our newest episode features an interview with guitarist Denis Azabagic and flutist Eugenia Moliner — collectively, the Cavatina Duo. In conversation with WFMT General Manager Steve Robinson and Cedille Records President Jim Ginsburg, they talk about the Duo's new release on Cedille Records, Sephardic Journey.

Episode 3 - Cavatina Duo / Sephardic Journey

Mischa Zupko

Mee Lee

The latest episode of Cedille's Classical Chicago podcast features an interview with composer Mischa Zupko and violinist Sang Mee Lee, whose album Eclipse: Chamber Music by Mischa Zupko will be released on Cedille Records on November 11.In the podcast, Mischa and Sang Mee discuss their partnership and the inspiration behind the album. Eclipse encompasses world-premiere recordings of inventive, virtuosic, and impassioned chamber works, written in a present-day musical language by the strikingly original American composer and pianist Mischa Zupko. Joining him are two close friends and accomplished colleagues, the sublime violinist Sang Mee Lee, who chairs the string department at the Music Institute of Chicago, and internationally renowned cellist Wendy Warner, a protégé of Mstislav Rostropovich. Zupko wrote some of the works expressly for these artists. You can listen to the podcast on Cedille's website or subscribe on iTunes. Eclipse: Chamber Music by Mischa Zupko is available for pre-order on Amazon, iTunes, and CedilleRecords.org.

The latest episode of Cedille's Classical Chicago podcast features an interview with composer Mischa Zupko and violinist Sang Mee Lee, whose album Eclipse: Chamber Music by Mischa Zupko will be released on Cedille Records on November 11. In the podcast, Mischa and Sang Mee discuss their partnership and the inspiration behind the album. Eclipse encompasses world-premiere recordings of inventive, virtuosic, and impassioned chamber works, written in a present-day musical language by the strikingly original American composer and pianist Mischa Zupko. Joining him are two close friends and accomplished colleagues, the sublime violinist Sang Mee Lee, who chairs the string department at the Music Institute of Chicago, and internationally renowned cellist Wendy Warner, a protégé of Mstislav Rostropovich. Zupko wrote some of the works expressly for these artists.  You can listen to the podcast on Cedille's website or subscribe on iTunes. Eclipse: Chamber Music by Mischa Zupko is available for pre-order on Amazon, iTunes, and <a href="http://CedilleRecords.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CedilleRecords.org</a>.

Episode 8 - Mischa Zupko and Sang Mee Lee / Eclipse

The latest episode of Cedille's Classical Chicago podcast features an interview with Joel Link and Milena Pajaro van de Stadt from the Dover Quartet, whose debut album Tribute: Dover Quartet Plays Mozart will be released on Cedille Records on October 14.Hailed as “the young American string quartet of the moment” (The New Yorker), the Dover Quartet makes its recording debut with an all-Mozart album on Cedille Records honoring the soaring young ensemble’s illustrious teachers and coaches, the Guarneri Quartet. Tribute: Dover Quartet Plays Mozart recalls the Guarneri’s own all-Mozart debut album on RCA Red Seal 50 years ago (1966), which featured Mozart’s final two string quartets — in B-Flat, K. 589, and F, K. 590. The Dover’s album on Cedille adds Mozart’s Quintet in C Minor, K. 406, performed with none other than Michael Tree, the Guarneri’s founding violist and one of the Dover’s most valued mentors.

The latest episode of Cedille's Classical Chicago podcast features an interview with Joel Link and Milena Pajaro van de Stadt from the Dover Quartet, whose debut album Tribute: Dover Quartet Plays Mozart will be released on Cedille Records on October 14. Hailed as “the young American string quartet of the moment” (The New Yorker), the Dover Quartet makes its recording debut with an all-Mozart album on Cedille Records honoring the soaring young ensemble’s illustrious teachers and coaches, the Guarneri Quartet. Tribute: Dover Quartet Plays Mozart recalls the Guarneri’s own all-Mozart debut album on RCA Red Seal 50 years ago (1966), which featured Mozart’s final two string quartets — in B-Flat, K. 589, and F, K. 590. The Dover’s album on Cedille adds Mozart’s Quintet in C Minor, K. 406, performed with none other than Michael Tree, the Guarneri’s founding violist and one of the Dover’s most valued mentors.

Episode 7 - Dover Quartet / Tribute: Dover Quartet Plays Mozart

Episode 10 - Pacifica Quartet / Brahms Piano Quintet Schumann String Quartet No. 1 by Cedille Records

Episode 10 - Pacifica Quartet / Brahms Piano Quintet Schumann String Quartet No. 1

On this episode Grammy Award-nominated harpsichordist Jory Vinikour discusses his latest album featuring historically groundbreaking Ordres by Francois Couperin.

Episode 35 - Jory Vinikour / L'Unique

Sean Connors

Paddle

Third Coast Percussion's Sean Connors discusses the ensemble' new album "Paddle to the Sea," available February 9: http://bit.ly/2CXnpOc

Third Coast Percussion's Sean Connors discusses the ensemble' new album "Paddle to the Sea," available February 9: <a href="http://bit.ly/2CXnpOc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/2CXnpOc</a>

Episode 15 - Sean Connors (Third Coast Percussion)/ Paddle to the Sea

Alla Zingarese

Yuan-Qing Yu of Civitas Ensemble and Pavel Šporcl of Gipsy Way Ensemble discuss their new collaborative album "Alla ZIngarese." Learn more here (available August 2018) - https://cedille-records.lnk.to/FiXRLSo

Yuan-Qing Yu of Civitas Ensemble and Pavel Šporcl of Gipsy Way Ensemble discuss their new collaborative album "Alla ZIngarese." Learn more here (available August 2018) - <a href="https://cedille-records.lnk.to/FiXRLSo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://cedille-records.lnk.to/FiXRLSo</a>

Episode 19 - Yuan-Qing Yu and Pavel Šporcl / Alla Zingarese

The latest episode of Cedille's Classical Chicago podcast features an interview with Gaudete Brass members Scott Tegge and Paul Von  Hoff whose album sevenfive - The John Corigliano Effect will be released on Cedille Records on February 10 on Amazon and iTunes http://bit.ly/2ismE4A.In the podcast, Scott and Paul discuss John Corigliano's influence on their careers, commissioning Corigliano's students to compose in works tribute to him, and the history of Gaudete Brass. to discuss their partnership and the inspiration behind the album. Gaudete Brass, a quintet devoted to presenting serious brass chamber music and commissioning new work, brings a fresh perspective to music of John Corigliano with an inventive album of brass works by the prolificAmerican composer and his protégés.

The latest episode of Cedille's Classical Chicago podcast features an interview with Gaudete Brass members Scott Tegge and Paul Von Hoff whose album sevenfive - The John Corigliano Effect will be released on Cedille Records on February 10 on Amazon and iTunes <a href="http://bit.ly/2ismE4A" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/2ismE4A</a>. In the podcast, Scott and Paul discuss John Corigliano's influence on their careers, commissioning Corigliano's students to compose in works tribute to him, and the history of Gaudete Brass. to discuss their partnership and the inspiration behind the album. Gaudete Brass, a quintet devoted to presenting serious brass chamber music and commissioning new work, brings a fresh perspective to music of John Corigliano with an inventive album of brass works by the prolific American composer and his protégés.

Episode 9 - Gaudete Brass / sevenfive

Nick Photinos

The latest episode of Classical Chicago features an interview with Eighth Blackbird cellist, Nick Photinos. In this episode, Nick discusses Eighth Blackbird's latest album "Olagon: a Cantata in Doublespeak" and the collaboration between the ensemble, composer Dan Trueman, and Irish sean nos singer Iarla O'Lianard.

Episode 14 - Nick Photinos (Eighth Blackbird)/ Olagon: a Cantata in Doublespeak

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