The Tso Podcast

Rob Kapilow takes you inside Haydn's London Symphony and What Makes It Great. Plus, pianist Garrick Ohlsson talks about Beethoven Emperor Concerto and wine.

Visiting conductor Stéphane Denève discusses the Faure Requiem. Plus, pipa player Wu Man talks about her upcoming TSO performance.

Peter Oundjian introduces the Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto program. Stewart Goodyear discusses the concerto.

Kathleen Kajioka and TSO Basson Fraser Jackson speak with conductors Victor Feldbrill and Alain Trudel about Canadian music.

TSO Music Director Peter Oundjian sits down with piano legend Emanuel Ax. Plus, TSO Violin James Wallenberg shares memories from his nearly 40 years with the Orchestra.

14-year-old Canadian pianist Leonid Nediak speaks with TSO Principal Bass Jeff Beecher about his upcoming performance.

Pianist Stewart Goodyear discusses Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 with Jeff and Kathleen. Plus, conductor Nicholas McGegan shares his experience conducting Handel's Messiah.

Improv comedian Colin Mochrie discusses his appearance with the TSO this holiday season. Plus, Finnish conductor and violinist John Storgårds introduces the All Tchaikovsky performance.

Join Music Director Peter Oundjian for an intimate backstage conversation with the legendary Itzhak Perlman. Plus, Canadian composer Howard Shore discusses creating the score for the Lord of the Rings film series.

TSO Interim Chief Executive Officer Gary Hanson shares an important announcement. Plus, TSO Bassoon Sam Banks talks about important moments in his early career. TSO Principal Bass Jeff Beecher hosts.

TSO VP Innovation Adrian Fung reveals details of the Orchestra's Canada Mosaic programming. Plus, TSO Principal Keyboard and Percussion Patricia Krueger reflects on her more than four decades in the Orchestra.

TSO Concertmaster Jonathan Crow demonstrates Vaughan Williams' The Lark Ascending. Plus, composer Pat Carrabré discusses his piece, Inuit Games. Additional music courtesy of Naxos of America, Inc.

TSO Principal Bassoon Michael Sweeney has custom designed his bassoon and stops by to tell you all about it. Plus, backstage with Sir Andrew Davis at the recording session for TSO's new Messiah CD. Stick around for an exclusive preview from the new recording, release Nov. 18.

Peter Oundjian introduces The Decades Project at the TSO. Plus, TSO Musicians Shane Kim and Eri Kosaka take you inside Reich's Duet for Two Violins and Strings.

TSO Principal Percussion John Rudolph discusses the difficulty of Ravel's (seemingly simple) Bolero. Plus, conductor Lucas Waldin talks about concerts for young audiences.

Rob Kapilow introduces Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition and his series, What Makes it Great. Plus, Associate Principal Trumpet Steven Woomert describes getting winning his father's position in the orchestra.

Conductor Karina Canellakis speaks with (her former classmate) TSO Principal Bass Jeffrey Beecher about this week's Beethoven & Tchaikovsky program. Plus, TSO Principal Pops Conductor Steven Reineke discusses the Music of ABBA.

The legendary Renée Fleming sits down for a conversation with Music Director Peter Oundjian about changes in the arts over her career. Plus, TSO Principal Trombone Gordon Wolfe discusses the epic trombone solo in Mahler 3.

Concertmaster Jonathan Crow shares highlights from the upcoming season. Plus, composer/arranger/violinist Owen Pallett discusses creating TSO arrangements for the Polaris Music Prize.

TSO Principal Viola Teng Li shares why she spent the summer teaching in China. Plus, Music Director Peter Oundjian welcomes you to the season.