Spoleto Backstage

South Carolina Public Radio

Spoleto Backstage is a limited series podcast which takes you behind the curtain to meet the artists and people who make Spoleto Festival USA happen in Charleston, SC. Funding provided by the John Covington and Robert Lukey Fund for the Performing Arts.

  1. 07/06/2021

    Scaling a Mountain of a Work with Gilles Vonsattel

    We end our 2021 season of Spoleto Backstage on a high note with a magnificent, sweeping piano quintet that has such an emotional and expressive range — Ludwig Thuille's Piano Quintet No. 2, op. 20. We also speak with the featured pianist in this performance, Gilles Vonsattel, about the piece and being a part of this year's Spoleto Chamber Music Series.

    52 min

  2. 07/02/2021

    The Schubert Show

    On this episode of Spoleto Backstage, we take in selections from late Classical, early Romantic composer Franz Schubert. Pianist Pedja Muzijevic joins us to talk about the logistics of performing Schubert's Fantasie in F minor for four hands, D. 940 with fellow piano player Inon Barnatan at this year's Chamber Music Series. We also chat with cellist Paul Wiancko about sitting in with the St. Lawrence String Quartet for the composer's String Quintet in C major, D. 956, Mvts. III-IV.

    51 min

  3. 06/29/2021

    Chamber Music Cloud Nine with Arlen Hlusko

    On this ninth episode of Spoleto Backstage for 2021, we hear chamber music works for nine musicians — selections which may have you feeling like you're on cloud nine! We're also joined by cellist Arlen Hlusko, one of the performers featured in both concerts, to discuss making her Spoleto Festival USA debut this year.

    54 min

  4. 06/25/2021

    Contemporary Works and a World Premiere by Osvaldo Golijov

    On this edition of Spoleto Backstage, we share a compilation of contemporary works performed as part of this year's Spoleto Chamber Music Series. We speak with Osvaldo Golijov about the world premiere of his piece "Milonga" as well as what Spoleto Festival USA means to him. Then, we chat with composer Paul Wiancko about his work, "American Haiku."

    44 min

  5. 06/22/2021

    Beethoven Sampler Box with Monica Ellis

    On this episode of Spoleto Backstage, we continue our series spotlighting the First Viennese School composers with three of Ludwig van Beethoven's works, one from each of the stylistic periods in which his works are often categorized. We're also joined by bassoonist Monica Ellis, founding member of the quintet Imani Winds, to chat about performing in one of these pieces as well as Alicia Hall and Jason Moran's "Two Wings: The Music of Black America in Migration" at this year's Spoleto Festival USA.

    53 min

  6. 06/18/2021

    German Baroque and Contemporary with James Austin Smith

    Enjoy a world premiere performance by oboist James Austin Smith on this episode of Spoleto Backstage. Smith also joins us to share the backstory of the piece by composer Sigfried Thiele, discuss life as a musician during the pandemic, and celebrate his return to Spoleto Festival USA.

    35 min

  7. 06/15/2021

    Mozartistry with David Byrd-Marrow

    On this fifth episode of Spoleto Backstage for 2021, we spotlight the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart with two his works performed as part of this year's Spoleto Chamber Music Series: Trio in E-flat major, K. 498 “Kegelstatt” and Horn Concerto No. 1 in D major, K. 412. We're then joined by hornist David Byrd-Marrow, the featured soloist in the latter, to discuss the concerto and how performing a wide range of musical styles helps him as an artist.

    48 min

  8. 06/11/2021

    20th Century Romanticism with Todd Palmer

    We take another dive into the Romantic era with two richly expressive 20th century compositions for wind and string instruments. Clarinetist Todd Palmer joins us with background on these works and to discuss playing the parts of both soloist and arranger during this year's Spoleto Chamber Music Series.

    48 min
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Spoleto Backstage is a limited series podcast which takes you behind the curtain to meet the artists and people who make Spoleto Festival USA happen in Charleston, SC. Funding provided by the John Covington and Robert Lukey Fund for the Performing Arts.

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  • Creator
    South Carolina Public Radio
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2021
  • Episodes
    30
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2025 South Carolina Public Radio
  • Show Website
    Spoleto Backstage