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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.

Today we travel to Argentina and Brazil, with a hop into Mexico, enabling us to sample several indigenous languages, Guarani and Zapotecan, plus music in the imported languages of Spanish and Portuguese. Singer and guitarist Suni Paz sings “Pedro Canoero,” introducing us to the Guarani harp. More musical surprises come from recordings made by the Columbia recording company aboard the SS Uruguay as a flurry of Brazil's finest popular musicians participate in an all-night jam session, overseen by Heitor Villa-Lobos and Leopold Stokowski.

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.

"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.

Listen to this concert recorded in Nov. 2024 that featured a beautiful confluence of cultures across time, featuring music from Europe, America, and Asia.

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.

On Feb. 9, 2025, the three 2024 Gurwitz International Piano Competition winners returned to San Antonio for a concert with Musical Bridges Around the World that included a world premiere of music inspired by San Antonio, plus classics from Sergei Rachmaninoff, Enrique Granados, and more. Enjoy the whole program, and a video excerpt, 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.

We're SO back! SNC On Air Season 2: Episode 2 hosted by Noah Slavin. This set of music from Summer Night City was recorded at TPR's HQ downtown San. Antonio. Listen back to some amazing previous Summer Night City performances, and check out some brand new music from Elnuh! Join us Thursday evenings through June for more great live music at this free event!

Christopher Rodriguez and Zachary Ridgway team up to present a free concert of Schubert's beautiful song-cycle, "Die schöne Müllerin." Preview the performance at the link, as heard live on KPAC 88.3 FM.