Performance Saturday
Saturdays, 7 p.m.
Each Saturday night, Texas Public Radio takes you to the stages of San Antonio and South Texas to hear the best in live classical music performance. Performance Saturday features both new and archive recordings from local and regional ensembles as well as touring performers making their way through South Texas. When available, interviews with the artists provide additional context and insight into the performances and the music.
Following the 'concert' broadcast, host Nathan Cone shares music selections from the KPAC library, focusing on new releases.
Broadcast made possible by MACSA - Musical Arts Center of San Antonio.
Latest Episodes
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The Russian-born pianist Tatiana Dorokhova wowed a full house at the Carver Center's Jo Long Theatre with her performance of San Antonio composer Aaron Prado's "El Colibrí y la Cempasúchil." Hear her complete Round I and Round III performances plus excerpts from Round II of the Gurwitz International Piano Competition.
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The bronze medalist at this year's Gurwitz International Piano Competition, Young Sun Choi, plays music by Chopin, Mozart, Schumann, and San Antonio composer Aaron Prado in these excerpts from Rounds 1-3 of the competition.
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In this concert presented by the San Antonio Chamber Music Society, the Jupiter String Quartet brings a program called "Folk Encounters," a globally-inspired selection of music from Bohemia, South Asia, and New Orleans. Hear the full show at the link.
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Two stellar performers and a hand-built harpsichord by San Antonio's Gerald Self make for sparkling sounds in this concert presented by the San Antonio Chamber Music Society.
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Organist Nathan Laube says the instrument at Trinity Universtiy's Parker Chapel "wears many, many hats very well, and so for this recital he was able to go broad and adventurous with his programming, including his own transcription of Franz Liszt's B minor piano sonata, a beautiful piece, but challenging for performers.
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Talented students from area middle and high schools were featured in January as part of TPR's annual talent showcase, "Inspired By KPAC." Listen to KPAC 88.3 FM on Saturday, February 24 at 7 p.m. for the re-broadcast.
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In this concert, Camerata San Antonio presents a program featuring three string quartets from the first half of the 20th century inspired by earlier Romantic-era sounds.
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The Mid-Texas Symphony in September invited pianist Jeffrey Biegel to perform George Gershwin's famous 'Rhapsody In Blue.' Biegel also brought along a brand-new piece by Peter Boyer, 'Rhapsody in Red, White and Blue.' Hear both pieces, and more American music, in this full-concert program!
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At this concert recorded Nov. 5, 2023 in New Braunfels, the Mid-Texas Symphony brought two larger works of classical music influenced by folk elements, as well as the South Texas return of violin soloist Nancy Zhou. Hear the full program at the link!
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The flute-marimba Duo AYA performed at UTSA's Recital Hall on Nov. 1, 2023 and marked a reunion for two longtime friends, Rachel Woolf (flute) and Makana Jimbu (marimba). Their concert included several world premiere works commissioned specifically for the duo, including music to evoke interstellar travel.