A podcast with chats about classical music featuring interviews with guest musicians about music they love. Come hang out with Emma and Chloe, creators of MusicBox, while they explore a new piece each episode.
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Australian violist, Katie Yap, talks about Leoš Janáček’s String Quartet No. 2 ‘Intimate Letters’, the influence of Eastern European folk music on Janacek’s composing, and the supportive role of the violist and how this metaphor can help us be better humans.
Percussionist Marianna Soroka talks about four different pieces that helped shape her life, sharing the stage with live horses in a 90’s Polish opera house, and the history of the frame drum.
Violinist Katarina Aleksić talks about Arnold Schoenberg’s Verklaerte Nacht (Transfigured Night), growing up in former Yugoslavia, and the magic of communicating with people on an unspoken level.
Italian multi-instrumentalist Francesco Turrisi talks about ostinato basslines, the similarities between language and musical improvisation, and how the basslines used in Radiohead and My Funny Valentine are a lot older than we think.
Bonus episode! Join us this episode as we answer some great questions from our listeners and announce our NEW PayPal link where you can donate. It’s really easy to donate to keep this podcast going! Just head to PayPal.me/MusicBoxConcerts and choose the currency and amount you want to donate.
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Opening music that we recorded with Holland Baroque. Highly recommend checking out the whole album!
Conductor Joshua Weilerstein chats about Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony, nerdy piano improvisation duels, and how cultural identity shapes our way of listening to music.
Cellist Guy Fishman chats about Vivaldi’s Cello Concerto in C minor, his introduction to classical music in Texas, and the joys of exploring sheet music stores.
Violinist Rachael Beesley talks us through Hector Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique, deranged opium nightmares, and whether the violin or the french horn is the most difficult instrument.
Badass 19th- and 20th-century female violinists and composers to check out: Maud Powell, Louise Farrenc, Ginette Neveu, Marie Soldat-Roeger, Renée Chemet
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