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Listen Saturday, August 22nd, at 1pm.

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Tune in to hear a production of Verdi’s Luisa Miller from Vienna State Opera. The production, conducted by Michele Mariotti, stars soprano Nadine Sierra, tenor Freddie De Tommaso, and baritone George Petean.

CONDUCTOR:Michele Mariotti

CAST:Luisa - Nadine Sierra Rodolf...

An encore broadcast of this concert will play on August 21, 2026 at 9pm EDT.

This broadcast originally aired on December 3, 2025.

Program notes courtesy of Carnegie Hall.When pianist Seong-Jin Cho last performed one of Rachmaninoff’s orchestral works at Carnegie Hall, a modern-day legend was born. The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) now invites Cho...

This broadcast originally aired on February 12th, 2025.

In part one of this two-part series, host Alexa Smith features student composers from The Juilliard School’s Preparatory Division with performances from the 2024 Sounds of Us festival a...

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