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Seven-time GRAMMY-nominated violinist & composer Curtis Stewart is known for translating stories of American self-determination to the concert stage. He recently spoke with All Classical Radio’s John Pitman about his latest album, which Curtis refers to as “a 21st century answer to Niccolò Paganini’s 24 caprices from 1830.” Learn more on the All Classical Arts Blog: https://www.allclassical.org/pi...

Spanish violinist María Dueñas recently spoke with John Pitman, All Classical Radio's Director of Music and Programming, about her latest album, an homage to her hero, that titan of the 20th century, Jascha Heifetz. Hear their conversation and learn more on the All Classical Arts Blog: https://www.allclassical.org/pitman-reviews-duenas-heifetz/

All Classical Radio host Lisa Lipton sits down with Jessica Elkan, Executive Director of Portland's upcoming James Beard Public Market to talk about the future of the market, exciting things coming up, and big goals the market place has for the community in the future. Learn more on the All Classical Arts Blog: https://www.allclassical.org/james-beard-public-market/ Special thanks to All Classical...

August 7, 2026: All Classical Radio President & CEO Fred Child interviews National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Mary Anne Carter about her personal experiences with the arts, and her commitment to accessibility to the arts for all. Keep reading on the All Classical Arts Blog: https://www.allclassical.org/fred-child-interviews-nea-chairman-mary-anne-carter/

All Classical Radio host Kate Remington recently spoke with multi-Grammy® and Oscar® and Academy Award® winning singer, songwriter, and composer Jon Batiste about his latest project, Black Mozart. The just-released album is the second in his series exploring the music of Classical composers, which began with his Beethoven album. Keep reading on the All Classical Arts Blog: https://www.allclassical...

All Classical Radio's Director of Music and Programming, John Pitman, recently spoke with pianist Alice Sara Ott about her latest album: 30 piano works by the Icelandic composer, Jóhann Jóhannsson. Learn more on the All Classical Arts Blog: https://www.allclassical.org/pitman-reviews-alice-sara-otts/

All Classical Radio on air host and producer Lisa Lipton chats with flutist Maxx Katz, founder of Portland's Yelling Choir. Learn more on the All Classical Arts Blog: https://www.allclassical.org/portland-yelling-choir/

All Classical Radio host John Pitman speaks with pianist Jan Lisiecki about his latest album featuring Mozart piano concertos. Keep reading on the All Classical Arts Blog: https://www.allclassical.org/pitman-review-lisiecki-mozart/

John Pitman's latest conversation is with two artists who knew each other's work, but who had not worked together, before this project. In this bold new work, with a title taken from a poem by Robert Walters, the harp symbolizes the protagonist Earth, both fragile and powerful. Terra Infirma was directly inspired by the experiences of its creative team. Composer Reena Esmail, who resides in the Lo...

In this interview with countertenor Randall Scotting, All Classical Radio's John Pitman uncovers the fascinating world of the castrati, music which was originally written for the superstars of the Baroque. Learn more on the All Classical Arts Blog: https://www.allclassical.org/pitman-review-divine-impresario/

All Classical Radio host Lisa Lipton sat down to chat with Zach Galatis, flute section member, piccolo soloist with the Oregon Symphony, and Assistant Professor of Flute at Portland State University (PSU) to hear more about his role as music director behind PSU’s first ever full-scale musical production, Spring Awakening. Learn more on the All Classical Arts Blog: https://www.allclassical.org/psu-...

French classical cellist Gautier Capuçon and his instrument becomes the voice of the Earth in an inspired album of world premiere recordings, in Gaïa. All Classical Radio's Director of Music & Programming, John Pitman, recently spoke with Capuçon about the cellist's passion for music, concern for the earth in the age of climate change, and a love of doing "crazy things," such as climbing the Frenc...

John Pitman Reviews: Christopher Tin's 'Song Offerings' by All Classical Radio

Host John Pitman speaks with pianist Marc-André Hamelin about his 92nd (!) album, 'Found Objects / Sound Objects.' Learn more on the All Classical Radio Arts Blog:

All Classical Radio host John Pitman recently spoke with Portland violinist and Portland State University Professor of Violin, Tomás Cotik, about his unique approach to performing some of the most challenging works for solo violin around: the Caprices of Nicolo Paganini. Learn more on the All Classical Arts Blog: https://www.allclassical.org/pitman-reviews-cotiks-paganini-capriccio/

John Pitman's latest conversation is with harpist Emily Levin, and a new group named Ember. They specialize in works for harp, violin and cello. Ember's new album (on Azica, to be released in September 2025) is titled "Birds of Paradise," which echoes one of the pieces on their album. Learn more on the All Classical Arts Blog: https://www.allclassical.org/pitman-reviews-ember-birds-of-paradise/

John Pitman Reviews: Benjamin Appl's 'For Dieter' by All Classical Radio

All Classical Radio’s Director of Programming John Pitman's latest interview is a timely one, in conjunction with Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and Memorial Day. Composer, pianist and vocalist Huang Ruo's latest recording 'An American Soldier' is a powerful and moving opera based on the true story of a young Chinese American Army named Pvt. Danny Chen, who was found dead at hi...

Renowned for his interpretations of the music of Russian composer and mystic, Alexander Scriabin, celebrated pianist Yevgeny Sudbin is host John Pitman’s latest guest for this Arts Blog interview. Keep reading on the All Classical Radio Arts Blog: https://www.allclassical.org/pitman-reviews-sudbins-flamme/

Imagine if we could hear, decades after a composer has passed, a note-for-note set of instructions of what how they intended their music to be heard? It’s rarer than you might think. Recently, All Classical Radio's program director John Pitman had a conversation with the grandson of the Austrian born composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold – Leslie or “Les” Korngold – and John Mauceri, a conductor who ha...

All Classical Radio's John Pitman speaks with American pianist Simone Dinnerstein about her latest album, 'The Eye is the First Circle,' featuring iconic American composer Charles Ives’ Concord Sonata. Keep reading on the All Classical Arts Blog: https://www.allclassical.org/pitman-reviews-dinnerstein-eye/

In this interview with All Classical Program Director John Pitman, Roman shares his encounters with this serious, long-term illness, how it changed his approach to music and performing, and how it strengthened his connections with friends and fellow musicians, and the people who come to hear him play. Learn more on the All Classical Arts Blog:

All Classical Radio’s Director of Music and Programming John Pitman recently spoke with John-Henry Crawford. Since the Louisiana-based cellist's 2021 debut, Dialogo, Crawford has always had "dialogues" with the composers whose music he performs, and his album featuring Dvořák's Cello Concerto and Tchaikovsky's Variations on a Rococo Theme, is no exception. Keep reading on the All Classical Arts Bl...

All Classical Radio's Director of Music and Programming John Pitman recently spoke with violinist Augustin Hadelich about American Road Trip, and more. Hear their conversation below on the Arts Blog:

For this edition of John Pitman’s Reviews, John has invited All Classical host and producer Lisa Lipton to sit down with Larry Schoenberg, son of composer Arnold Schoenberg. Lisa, along with microtonal composer Ritchie Green, and 45th Parallel Universe musicians Ron Blessinger and James Shields, asked Larry what it was like having one of the 20th century's greatest, and most controversial composer...