Barry Brake
Host, Classical ConnectionsBarry Brake is a composer, jazz and classical pianist who has been a part of San Antonio's music scene for decades. You can find his musings and musical exploits online here: http://barrybrake.com/
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KPAC was blessed with an in-studio performance by pianist Illia Ovcharenko, who's performing with the San Antonio Philharmonic this weekend. Listen to him in conversation with Barry Brake, and playing music by Gabriel Faure, Sergei Rachmaninoff, and more at the link. -
"This opera definitely changed the way I think about opera," says Fabiola Quezada, one of the stars of Nathan Felix's new immersive work, "Glory Gone." The opera premieres on Saturday, March 1 at the Radius Center. -
The reigning master of the violin shares his thoughts on performance and offers a preview of what he'll be performing at the Tobin Center on Thursday night at 7:30 p.m. -
Violinist Laura Scalzo teams up with pianist Viktor Valkov to program some of their favorite duos, in concert on Feb. 16. Get a preview by listening to their live KPAC 88.3 FM performance at the link! -
For their 30th anniversary, SOLI Chamber Ensemble put out a call for new music submissions. This weekend, performances take place celebrating these 30 young composers. -
The Pearl Trio this week performs concerts for Valentine's Day, and collaborates with SOLI Chamber Ensemble on their project featuring new music compositions. -
The Gold, Silver, and Bronze medalists from the 2024 Gurwitz International Piano Competition stopped by our studios this week ahead of a free concert appearance on Sunday night at San Fernando Cathedral. Hear them play—all together—at the link! -
Pianist Natasha Paremski will join the orchestra this weekend for their first concerts at the Scottish Rite Auditorium, which conductor Jeffrey Kahane calls "one of the most breathtakingly beautiful buildings, anywhere." The 100-year-old building will be the Philharmonic's new permanent home for concerts. -
This weekend, Jan. 10-12, Camerata San Antonio performs a special arrangement of J.S. Bach's 'Goldberg Variations' live in concert. The piece was famously inspired by a Russian count who needed music for company at night. The group stopped by KPAC 88.3 FM to perform an excerpt live on-air, which you can hear at the link! -
Violinist Eric Siu and pianist SungEun Park stopped by TPR in December to share new music from local composer Dr. Peter Petroff. Siu praises the composer's "beautiful melodies" and "wit." You can hear their performance direct from our studio at the link!
