Enjoy these live performances from the Performance Studio at Vermont Public Radio as heard on VPR and VPR Classical.

Van Cliburn Competition Finalist Di Wu Live
Classical Music with Walter Parker
November 5, 2009

Pianist Di Wu, a finalist at the most recent Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, visits the VPR Performance Studio with Walter Parker.

Live performance with the Central Vermont Chamber Music Festival
Classical Music with Walter Parker
August 14, 2009

The Central Vermont Chamber Music Festival performs music of Schubert and Chausson live in the VPR Performance Studio with Walter Parker.

Live performance with Jean-Francois Latour
Classical Music with Joe Goetz
August 3, 2009

Joe's guest is Canadian pianist Jean-Francois Latour with a conversation and performance centered on Frederic Chopin.

Live performance by Gil Shohat
Classical Music with Walter Parker
July 27, 2009

Walter's guest is conductor and pianist Gil Shohat of the Vermont Mozart Festival. He previews his all-Beethoven recital in Middlebury.

Live performance by Steve Wilson
Jazz with George Thomas
July 21, 2009

George Thomas is joined by saxophonist Steve Wilson and pianist Danny Grissett as they preview their upcoming Vermont Mozart Festival concert in Grand Isle.

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David Amundson

GMCMF Artistic Director Kevin Lawrence

Walter Parker is joined by the Green Mountain Chamber Festival for some music by George Whitefield Chadwick, John Harbison, and William Bolcom.

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Live performance by Jennifer Hartswick
Jazz with George Thomas
June 8, 2009

George Thomas is joined by vocalist, trumpeter, and native Vermonter Jennifer Hartswick as she previews her upcoming show at the Burlington Discover Jazz Festival

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Live performance by Ray Vega and Tom Cleary
Jazz with George Thomas
June 3, 2009

George Thomas welcomes UVM Jazz Studies teacher and trumpeter Ray Vega to the VPR Performance Studio along with his fellow UVM teacher and pianist Tom Cleary.

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Live performance by pianist Sally Pinkas
Classical with Walter Parker
May 29, 2009

Pianist Sally Pinkas of Dartmouth College joins Walter Parker for a live performance preview of her Hopkins Center recital on June 1, which included music of Beethoven, Faure, and Prokofiev.

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Live performance by Clarinetist Romie de Guise-Langlois and pianist Jeewon Park
Classical with Walter Parker
April 24, 2009

Walter Parker welcomes clarinetist Romie de Guise-Langlois and pianist Jeewon Park to the VPR Performance Studios. They play Brahms' Clarinet Sonata in E-flat and other works.

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Live performance by Counterpoint
Classical with Walter Parker
April 21, 2009

Vermont's professional vocal ensemble, Counterpoint, led by Robert DeCormier, visited the VPR Performance Studio to sing music from Abraham Lincoln's time.

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Live performance by organist David Neiweem
Classical with Walter Parker
January 8, 2009

Organist David Neiweem brought UVM's 4-stop portative pipe organ to the VPR Performance Studio for a live preview of concerts he will give in Burlington, Montpelier, and Middlebury.

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Live performance by bassist Ellen Powell & guitarist Geoff Kim
Jazz with George Thomas
December 10, 2008

Bassist Ellen Powell and guitarist Geoff Kim play Live In VPR's Performance Studio. Kim & Powell duet often at Leunig's in Burlington. Ellen is one of Vermont's premier bass players, Kim is an accomplished composer and guitarist with GuaGua, Burlington's latin world band.

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Live Performance by Grace Cloutier
Classical with Walter Parker
December 10, 2008

Harpist Grace Cloutier performs selections from her newly released holiday CD "Winter Solace" live on VPR Classical.

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Live Performance by The Rose Ensemble
Classical with Walter Parker
December 5, 2008

The Rose Ensemble, 15 singers and instrumentalists based in Minnesota, performed a holiday program of Mexican Baroque and early American music. This performance was broadcast live on VPR Classical from the Elley Long Music Hall.
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Live Performanceby Asteria
Classical with Walter Parker
Friday, November 14, 2008

Asteria is Sylvia Rhyne, soprano, and Eric Redlinger, tenor and lute. They perform live on VPR Classical their exquisitely beautiful and historically informed interpretations of romantic music of Burgandy around 1400. Click here to Listen

Live Performance: The Will Patton Ensemble
Jazz in the Evening with George Thomas
Thursday, November 6, 2008

The Will Patton Ensemble joined George Thomas live in VPR's performance studio on Thursday evening, November 6th. Click here to Listen

Midday Classical LIVE music doubleheader!
Classical with Walter Parker
Friday, October 10, 2008

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The Boston-based string ensemble A Far Cry, and flutist Karen Kevra, visit the VPR Performance Studio for a preview of their performances in Montpelier this weekend.

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Then cellist Allison Eldredge, Artistic Director of the Killington Music Festival, and pianist Yoshie Akimoto preview their recital in Rutland on Sunday.

Listen to Allison Eldredge and Yoshie Akimoto

Live Performance by Parker Shper and Oyvind Hegg-Lunde
Jazz in the Evening with George Thomas
Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Pianist Parker Shper and drummer Øyvind Hegg-Lunde - 8 Percent - live from the Vermont Public Radio Performance Studio on Jazz In The Evening with George Thomas on Tuesday September 30, 2008. Click here to Listen

Live performance by pianist David Feurzeig
Classical with Walter Paker
Thursday, September 11, 2008

Pianist and composer David Feurzeig is the newest faculty member of the UVM Department of Music. He joins Walter for a live performance preview of his recital on Sunday, September 14, which blends Bach and Bartok with Scott Joplin and Eubie Blake. Click here to Listen

Violinist Katherine Winterstein & pianist Inessa Zaretsky
Classical with Walter Paker
Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Violinist Katherine Winterstein, concertmaster of the Vermont Symphony Orchestra, and pianist Inessa Zaretsky will perform all of Beethoven's Violin Sonata in 3 concerts at Middlebury College September 12-14. They visit Walter Parker for a live performance preview. Click here to Listen

The Opera Company of Middlebury performs a preview of "La bohème."
Saturday Afternoon at the Opera
Saturday, August 16, 2008

Troy Peters welcomes members of the Opera Company of Middlebury to the VPR Classical studio for a sneak preview of this season's production, "La bohème." You'll hear excerpts from the opera along with interviews with the cast and Artistic Director Douglas Anderson. Click here to Listen

Live performance by the Central Vermont Chamber Music Festival
Classical with Walter Parker
Friday, August 15, 2008

For the 16th summer, Artistic Director and cellist Peter Sanders and his colleagues of the Central Vermont Chamber Music Festival come to Chandler Music Hall in Randolph (and Montpelier and Woodstock) for 2 weeks of concerts. They join Walter Parker for a live performance preview today at 11am. Click here to Listen

Live Performance with Eliot Fisk
Classical with Joe Goetz
Monday, July 28, 2008

Guitarist Eliot Fisk is a featured soloist at the Vermont Mozart Festival, and his visit to the Green Mountain State also includes a stop at our performance studio for a special live performance and conversation. Click here to Listen

Live performance by the Killington Music Festival
Classical with Walter Parker
Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Musicians from the Killington Music Festival will perform Robert Schumann's Piano Quintet in E flat, Op. 44. Click here to Listen

Live performance by the Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival
Classical with Walter Parker
Thursday, July 3, 2008

The Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival visits the VPR Performance Studio with music to include some of Brahms' Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25. Click here to Listen

Live performance by pianist Paul Orgel and flutist Laurel Ann Maurer
Classical with Walter Parker
Thursday, June , 2008

Vermont pianist Paul Orgel introduces us to a flutist new to the area, Laurel Ann Maurer. They will give us a live performance preview of their concert in Peacham on June 20 at noon. Laurel Ann comes from Seattle, via New York City, where she studied with Julius Baker, former principal flutist of the New York Philharmonic. Click here to Listen

Two Live Performances: Soovin Kim and the Biava Quartet followed by cellist Zuill Bailey and pianist Simone Dinnerstein
Classical with Walter parker
Friday, April 25, 2008

In the first live performance of the day, Violinist Soovin Kim switches to viola, joining the Biava Quartet for Mozart's String Quintet in G minor, K. 516. Click here to Listen

Following Soovin and the Biava Quartet, Walter hosts cellist Zuill Bailey and pianist Simone Dinnerstein as they play Beethoven. Click here to Listen

Live on VPR Classical: violinist Soovin Kim and pianist Helen Huang
Classical with Walter Parker
Thursday April 24, 2008

Join Walter Parker for this special live performance as his guests, violinist Soovin Kim and pianist Helen Huang, play Mozart sonatas. Only on VPR Classical. Click here to Listen