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Jonathan is WBJC's Program Director and host of many WBJC programs. His full bio can be read here.

Oct. 20 2021

10-20-21 The Least ‘Monumental’ 9th Symphony Ever!

By Jonathan Palevsky | Posted in Host Blogs | Comments Off on 10-20-21 The Least ‘Monumental’ 9th Symphony Ever!

    Bonjour Mes Petits Amis!  What do Beethoven, Mahler and Dvorak Have in common?  They all died not too long after writing their Ninth Symphonies! Franz Schubert also didn’t live too much longer after his Ninth Symphony, but considering Schubert died at age 31 he didn’t live too much longer after anything! Anton Bruckner […]

Oct. 15 2021

10-15-21 Word on Wine Hot Cocktails!

By Jonathan Palevsky | Posted in Host Blogs, Word on Wine | Comments Off on 10-15-21 Word on Wine Hot Cocktails!

Granted Fall has been mostly mild but the nights are starting to get cool…so why not think about some hot cocktails!  

Oct. 15 2021

10-16-21 Music in Maryland: Happy Birthday Marin Alsop!

By Jonathan Palevsky | Posted in Host Blogs, Music In Maryland | Comments Off on 10-16-21 Music in Maryland: Happy Birthday Marin Alsop!

Today is Marin Alsop’s 64th birthday.  Will we still need her?  Will we still feed her…Heck yes!  Marin Also is no longer BSO Music Director…but she still is…BSO Music Director Emeritus, Director of the Ravinia Festival, Music Director of the Vienna Radio Symphony and on faculty at Peabody.  Not too shabby!  We have some nice […]

Oct. 15 2021

10-16-21 Face The Music Listings!

By Jonathan Palevsky | Posted in Face the Music, Host Blogs | Comments Off on 10-16-21 Face The Music Listings!

This week our panel was Dave Donovan FTM panelist emeritus, Bassoonist Bryan Young from the Poulenc Trio and Phil Greenfield from the American Record Guide.  Lots of nice things and some very interesting Mozart.  We all loved the Francaix!   PLAY DATE: Sat, 10/16/2021 5:00 PM 38600 Jean Francaix Divertmento for Bassoon & String QuintetOrfeo […]

Oct. 14 2021

10-14-21 Word on Wine: Erbaluce!

By Jonathan Palevsky | Posted in Host Blogs, Word on Wine | Comments Off on 10-14-21 Word on Wine: Erbaluce!

The Grape is Erbaluce di Caluso from the Piemonte in Italy.   Here is the bottle we tasted and liked a lot! Here’s our show!

Oct. 09 2021

10-09-21 Face The Music Listings

By Jonathan Palevsky | Posted in Face the Music, Host Blogs | Comments Off on 10-09-21 Face The Music Listings

This week we have a great panel and some great music.  Dave Donovan our FTM panelist emeritus, Tuba player Ed Goldstein and Phil Greenfield paid us a visit.  We loved the J.L. Bach, The Beethoven and the Beethoven!  Here are the listings hope you enjoy the program. PLAY DATE: Sat, 10/09/2021 5:00 PM 51550 Johann […]

Oct. 08 2021

10-9-21 Perilous Fights. Music of Peace and War. Pro Musica Rara!

By Jonathan Palevsky | Posted in Host Blogs, Music In Maryland | Comments Off on 10-9-21 Perilous Fights. Music of Peace and War. Pro Musica Rara!

Hear Pro Musica Rara’s  “Perilous Fights” program  celebrating the Battle of Baltimore in the War of 1812 and the musical origins of The Star Spangled Banner. This exciting program from our archives features soprano Julianne Baird, violinist Cynthia Roberts, cellist Allen Whear, and fortepianist Eva Mengelkoch, vividly narrated by WBJC’s Jonathan Palevsky.  Enjoy this program, […]

Oct. 02 2021

10-2-21 Music in Maryland: Baltimore Chamber Orchestra.

By Jonathan Palevsky | Posted in Host Blogs, Music In Maryland | Comments Off on 10-2-21 Music in Maryland: Baltimore Chamber Orchestra.

The Baltimore Chamber Orchestra is performing tomorrow afternoon at Goucher College at 3 pm…Pre-Concert talk at 2:15. https://thebco.org/ It’s a nice program with some JC Bach and Beethoven’s First Piano Concerto and Fifth Symphony. 6:00 PM 5101 Carl Stamitz Viola Concerto in D Op 1 Naxos 572162 COND Markand Thakar ORCH Baltimore Chamber Orchestra SOLO […]

Sep. 21 2021

9-21-21 The Most Symphonic Sonata Ever!

By Jonathan Palevsky | Posted in Host Blogs, Music In Maryland | Comments Off on 9-21-21 The Most Symphonic Sonata Ever!

  I was asked to do this podcast by the Candlelight Concert Society for their upcoming concert on October 9 at the Linehan Concert Hall at UMBC in Catonsville (top of the food chain according to my colleague Mark Malinowski) featuring violinist Kristof Barati and pianist Roman Rabinovich. https://candlelightconcerts.org/events/kristof-barati-violin-roman-rabinovich-piano/ This should be a fabulous concert…Kristof […]

Sep. 17 2021

9-18-21 Music in Maryland: Annapolis Symphony Plays Mahler and Shostakovich.

By Jonathan Palevsky | Posted in Host Blogs, Music In Maryland | Comments Off on 9-18-21 Music in Maryland: Annapolis Symphony Plays Mahler and Shostakovich.

  This week the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra is featured on Music in Maryland with a concert from March of 2016.  On the program Mahler Symphony # 1 and Shostakovich’s first cello concerto with cellist Lynn Harrell.  Sadly Lynn Harrell passed away in April of 2020 and it’s a pleasure to hear him again.

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