WRCJ In-Studio Guests

Joshua Bell joins host Chris Felcyn from New York to give a two-part sneak preview of his latest CD with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, “Scottish Fantasy,” featuring music by Max Bruch.

Leonard Slatkin joins host Chris Felcyn on The Well-Tempered Wireless for his last visit as DSO Music Director. Expect great music, great stories and maybe a surprise or two. Don’t miss it!

Conductor Jader Bignamini stops by to talk about this weekend's Detroit Symphony Orchestra's concert performance of Puccini’s final opera, Turandot.

Chris Felcyn greets Paul Watkins, cellist with the Emerson Quartet and artistic director of The Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival, which opens 6/9/18 for its 25th season. Discover the many amazing artists who will be performing.

In this clip from The Well-Tempered Wireless, hear Simone Dinnerstein's latest release which pairs a Bach keyboard concerto with a brand new piano concerto written for her by Philip Glass. "Circles; Piano Concertos by Bach + Glass" has been getting enthusiastic reviews, and Simone joins us to tell us all about it.

Maestro Peter Oundjian joins The Well-Tempered Wireless to talk about leading Tchaikovsky's Pathetique Symphony with the DSO this weekend.

DSO Concertmaster Yoonshin Song visits to talk about her upcoming performance for The Vivace Music Series at The Birmingham Temple.

The University of Michigan's prestigious M-Prize competition kicks off 5/3/18. In this interview from 5/2, Chris Felcyn talks with the event's Program Director, Heather Kendrick, for the complete lowdown. Ms. Kendrick is a U of M alum and a former Miss Michigan.

French Canadian pianist Louis Lortie visits WRCJ today at 1pm, just hours before he dazzles Detroiters with his Beethoven.

Maestro Fabien Gabel and cello soloist Nicolas Altstaedt visit the Well-Tempered Wireless as they prepare for an all-French program this weekend with the DSO and the U of M Choral Union.

Legendary tenor George Shirley stops by to help us out during or Spring Fundraising Drive!

Finnish maestro Hannu Lintu visits WRCJ en route to his guest conducting gig this weekend with the DSO.

Superstar Storm Large rocks "the Cube" at Orchestra Hall, but first she visits WRCJ with the scoop.

The CutTime Players have an upcoming performance at the Birmingham Temple but first Chris Felcyn talks with Mr. CutTime himself, bassist-arranger-composer-founder Rick Robinson.

Noah Stewart gives us the scoop on Tosca. He plays her love interest on the stage of the Detroit Opera House on April 15, 2018.

Denise Tryon and Karl Pituch visit The Well-Tempered Wireless with a brand new CD "A Pair Of Aces".

Maestro John Mauceri explains how there really is more to conducting than just waving a stick.

In this clip from the Well-Tempered Wireless, Chris will is joined from Sacramento by pianist Lara Downes to discuss her latest CD "For Lenny: An intimate tribute to Leonard Bernstein and his American legacy."

Chris Felcyn brings you a one-hour feature with Ricky Ian Gordon, the composer of “27” brought to you by the Michigan Opera Theatre. “27” is about the American writer Gertrude Stein and her partner Alice B. Toklas. It follows the salons hosted by Gertrude and Alice in their home at 27 rue de Fleurus in Paris.

Daniel Washington & Prof. Mark Clague - February 12, 2018 by 90.9 WRCJ

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DSO Associate Conductor (and new mother) Michelle Merrill joins us during The Well-Tempered Wireless special, “In Praise of Classical Women.”

WRCJ 90.9 FM is fortunate to have many guests visit our studios, from performers to composers to conductors and more. Our archived interviews are available for your listening pleasure.

In this clip from The Listening Room, violinist Anne Akiko Meyers joins Chris Felcyn from Los Angeles to talk about her new CD Fantasia.