Andrew shares a new conversation with Riccardo Muti. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra music director talks about the orchestra’s new recording of Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet, as well as the its upcoming European tour.
Archive for September, 2014
Margaret Hawkins
Monday, September 22, 2014 by Matt DeStefano
Andrew talks with Chicago author, art critic, and School of the Art Institute teacher Margaret Hawkins. Her latest novel is Lydia’s Party.
Macbeth and a Breathless Opening Weekend
Wednesday, September 17, 2014 by Matt DeStefano
Andrew previews an exciting weekend of events in Chicago.
Susan Nussbaum
Monday, September 15, 2014 by Matt DeStefano
Andrew talks with Chicago playwright and longtime disability rights activist Susan Nussbaum about her award-winning first novel Good Kings Bad Kings, recently issued in paperback.
The Season is Upon Us
Wednesday, September 10, 2014 by Matt DeStefano
Andrew outlines the must-see Chicago music events for the month of September.
Bloch’s Macbeth at Chicago Opera Theater
Monday, September 8, 2014 by Matt DeStefano
Andrew talks with leading team members, and shares music from, Chicago Opera Theater’s new production — and the Chicago premiere — of the early 20th-century Macbeth by composer Ernest Bloch.
Films at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Wednesday, September 3, 2014 by Matt DeStefano
Andrew talks the School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s year-round and upcoming film viewing schedules.
Randy Kroszner – Part 2 of 2
Monday, September 1, 2014 by Matt DeStefano
The second of Andrew’s two-part discussion about the role of economics and economists in American society with Randy Kroszner, Norman R. Bobins Professor of Economics at the Booth School of Business of The University of Chicago and a former Governor of the Federal Reserve System.
Andrew’s 2005 interview with Studs Terkel
Studs discusses his book AND THEY ALL SANG: Adventures of an Eclectic Disc Jockey.
"It is the only interview that I know of done with Studs where he discusses in detail his passion for opera and opera singers including Rosa Raisa, Lotte Lehmann, and "his" diva, Claudia Muzio. Studs also talks about his disc jockey days in general and the music editions of The Best of Studs Terkel on WFMT. We play opera scenes with Raisa, Lehmann, Muzio, and a song by Woody Guthrie as well." -Andrew
To download an MP3 file of this interview, right-click on link below (Mac users control-click).
