Classical music is a living, breathing art form with meaning and resonance for our lives today — something always changing and evolving and astounding and, at its best, revolutionary," says Performance Today host Fred Child. The award-winning daily, two-hour radio show makes the concert hall experience immediate and accessible for well over one million Americans.

Performance Today is a blend of recent concerts, music news and reviews, timely features and interviews and in-depth music commentary appeals to both casual listeners and aficionados, helping people experience firsthand the creative vitality of the classical music world. From the soloist’s practice room to the concert hall stage, Performance Today covers the music scene in Norfolk, New York, Aspen and beyond, taking listeners to the people and places that inspire today’s classical music. Listeners enjoy front-row seats – and they don’t need a $50 ticket or an advanced degree in music. The program’s style is welcoming and informal, providing a valuable, firsthand experience of the vitality of the classical music world to its audience.

Performance Today’s regular panel of commentators and features connect even more listeners to the art form. Commentators and contributors to Performance Today include music critic Ted Libby, musician Miles Hoffman, composer Robert Kapilow, professor Tom Kelly, journalist Terry Teachout, writer Steve Metcalf and conductor Leonard Slatkin.  Performance Today is hosted by classical music enthusiast Fred Child, whose love of the art form, amicable interviews and vast knowledge of all things musical bridges the classical music world to Performance Today’s listeners.

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Airs:  6 p.m. to 8 p.m. weekdays on KPAC 88.3 FM and noon to 2 p.m. weekdays on KTXI 90.1 FM
Website: www.performancetoday.org