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Classical Conversations

Intimate conversations with world-renowned musicians, here at the Classical WETA studios.

Classical WETA's on-air hosts interview prominent classical music performers, composers and artists in this series of intimate audio conversations recorded for ClassicalWETA.org.

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Ryan Brown

Opera Lafayette celebrates its 15th anniversary with a new production of Gluck's Armide. Founder, conductor and Artistic Director Ryan Brown talks with Nicole Lacroix about this work, and some of the other projects on tap for Opera Lafayette.

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Nikolaj Znaider

Violinist Nikolaj Znaider celebrates the centenary of Edward Elgar's Violin Concerto with a new RCA Red Seal recording and a global tour in 2010. Znaider kicked off the American leg of his tour this month with the National Symphony Orchestra under Elgar specialist Leonard Slatkin. He talks with Deb Lamberton about his unique relationship with the NSO, and about his historic Del Gesu violin--the very same instrument Fritz Kreisler used for the world premiere of Elgar's monumental violin concerto in 1910.

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Lambert Orkis

In a new series of conversations, The Heart of Music, Marilyn Cooley explores the deepest meaning of music for musicians who have dedicated their lives to this art. Here, Marilyn chats with National Symphony Orchestra principal keyboardist Lambert Orkis.

Listen to the conversation with Lambert Orkis »