Episode NotesHi everybody,Today my guest is violist, chamber musician, former professor of viola Barbara Westphal. We had a very friendly conversation with Barbara about her career, recordings, experiences with chamber music groups, teaching

Dendro-chrono-logy with Arjan Versteeg

Jan 2nd, 2022 30m 23s

Episode NotesDendowhat! Dendro? Is that some kind of dandruff? No, silly! It is Den-dro-chro-no-lo-gy.What the heck is that?Well, My esteemed guest is master violin maker Arjan Versteeg. It took me a while to pronounce it but I can do that

Jewish Chamber Orchestra Munich & 1700 Years of Jewish Life in Germany

Jul 12th, 2021 15m 12s

Episode NotesJewish Chamber Orchestra Munich, JCOM, is celebrating the 1700 Years of Jewish Life in Germany with a celebration concert at the Gasteig Philharmonie in Munich. Today my guest is the artistic director of JCOM, conductor Daniel Gro

Playing the Organ, Messiaen and his Apparition of 1932

Apr 27th, 2021

Episode NotesHi everybody! Today is the 29th anniversary of one of the most important French composers of the 20th century, Olivier Messiaen's death. In this episode I am talking with the organist, harpsichordist and Baroque music specialist

The Singer Who Doesn't Sing!

Mar 31st, 2021 15m 33s

Episode NotesShe was a Singer! She was a painter. She was a princess. She was rich. She was gay. She single-handedly helped shape the music scene in the early 20th century. Her name was Winnaretta. You wanna find out more? Join me! Support Op

Happy Birthday Rusen Gunes!

Mar 17th, 2021 24m 30s

Music at "Alter Peter" in Munich

Jan 24th, 2021 28m 42s

Episode NotesRight in the center of Munich, the Bavarian capital, lies Marienplatz, St. Mary's Square. And only a few yards away stands the Church of St. Peter or "Peterskirche" also lovingly known as "Alter Peter", the old Peter. Even though

Prayer through Music

Jan 21st, 2021

Episode NotesMusic making has been an integral part of church services for centuries and this tradition runs strong at the Alter Peter or St. Peter's, the oldest church in Munich, the Capital of Bavaria. I have been a part of this strong tradi

A Violin is Born!

Jan 21st, 2021 1h 7m

Episode NotesA five-hundred-year old tradition of string instrument making was born in the southern end of the Alps in northern Italy that also lived on at the northern end of the Alps in Mittenwald in southern Bavaria, Germany.Today I am tal

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