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

May. 17 2024

5-18-24 Music in Maryland! Some BSO and Some Brian Ganz!

By Jonathan Palevsky | Posted in Host Blogs, Music In Maryland | Comments Off on 5-18-24 Music in Maryland! Some BSO and Some Brian Ganz!

6:00 PM 183 Robert Schumann Symphony No. 1 in B-Flat Op 38 “SpringTelarc 80230 COND David Zinman David ZIHN mihn ORCH Baltimore Symphony Orchestra 31:45 C 1 1-4 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6:33 PM 5910 Frederic Chopin Preludes Op 28 Maestoso 3008 SOLO Brian Ganz,piano 45:17 C 1 1-24 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7:20 PM 242 Antonin Dvorak Symphony No. 7 […]

May. 17 2024

5-18-24 Face The Music Listings!

By Jonathan Palevsky | Posted in Face the Music, Host Blogs | Comments Off on 5-18-24 Face The Music Listings!

This week we have another new show with a great panel.  Joining me…WBJC’S Kati Harrison, Former NPR Producer Steve Mencher and musicologist John Gingerich.  We liked most things!   PLAY DATE: Sat, 05/18/2024 5:00 PM 4454 Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 48 in C HOB 1 “Maria TheresDG/Archiv 4793609 COND Trevor Pinnock TREH vor PIH nuk […]

May. 11 2024

5-11-24 Music in Maryland Four Great Pieces that don’t have much to do with Mother’s Day!

By Jonathan Palevsky | Posted in Host Blogs, Music In Maryland | Comments Off on 5-11-24 Music in Maryland Four Great Pieces that don’t have much to do with Mother’s Day!

The title says it all! 6:00 PM 43265 Michael Torke Ecstatic Orange Argo 115431 COND David Zinman David ZIHN mihn ORCH Baltimore Symphony Orchestra 11:00 C 1 3-3 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6:12 PM 64 Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Op 73 “CBS/Sony 459972 COND George Szell George Cell ORCH Cleveland Orchestra SOLO Leon […]

May. 11 2024

5-11-24 Face The Music Listings!

By Jonathan Palevsky | Posted in Face the Music, Host Blogs | Comments Off on 5-11-24 Face The Music Listings!

Land of Goshen!  We have an all new show with Phil Greenfield from the American Record Guide, Bassoonist Bryan Young from the Poulenc Trio and Pianist Lisa Weiss from Goucher College!  We had some really nice music!  I had a complaint that I hadn’t posted a show in ages so here it is! PLAY DATE: […]

Apr. 06 2024

Opera Baltimore Impresario with Julia Cooke and Eric McKeever

By Jonathan Palevsky | Posted in Host Blogs, Interviews | Comments Off on Opera Baltimore Impresario with Julia Cooke and Eric McKeever

Tune in to WBJC for the Opera Pre-Show on Saturday April 6th at 12:30pm, to hear Jonathan Palevsky interview Artistic and General Director Julia Cooke, and librettist of Opera Baltimore’s new version of Mozart’s The Impresario, Eric McKeever. Listen to excerpts here:

Mar. 16 2024

3-16-24 Face The Music Listings!

By Jonathan Palevsky | Posted in Face the Music, Host Blogs | Comments Off on 3-16-24 Face The Music Listings!

This week we liked the Schumann and loved the Mendelssohn and Dvorak!  The Bach Not so much…well not at all!  Our panelists were Dave Donovan from Pratt Library Fine Arts and John Bowen from Emanuel Episcopal.  Here are the listings! PLAY DATE: Sat, 03/16/2024 5:00 PM            183 Robert Schumann               Symphony No.  1 in B-Flat  Op […]

Mar. 02 2024

3-2-24 Face The Music Listings

By Jonathan Palevsky | Posted in Face the Music, Host Blogs | Comments Off on 3-2-24 Face The Music Listings

This week our panelists were the late Ed Goldstein tuba player from the Peabody Ragtime Ensemble and Baltimore Jazz Orchestra, Ernie Green from the Annapolis Chorale and Chamber Orchestra and Face The Music Panelist Emeritus the late Dave Donovan.  I miss Dave and Ed so much.  They did wonderful work on Face the Music. We […]

Mar. 02 2024

3-2-24 Music in Maryland: Poulenc Trio, Jonathan Leshnoff, Amit Peled, Leon Fleisher and BSO!

By Jonathan Palevsky | Posted in Host Blogs, Music In Maryland | Comments Off on 3-2-24 Music in Maryland: Poulenc Trio, Jonathan Leshnoff, Amit Peled, Leon Fleisher and BSO!

I’m not sure what all these musicians have in common but they are all on Music in Maryland and this should make for a good show!   PLAY DATE: Sat, 03/02/2024, 6:00 PM 5603 Mikhail Glinka Piano Trio in d Trio “Pathetique” Marquis 14032 ORCH The Poulenc Trio 14:50 C 1 1-4 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6:16 PM […]

Feb. 24 2024

2-10-24 Face The Music Listings

By Jonathan Palevsky | Posted in Face the Music, Host Blogs | Comments Off on 2-10-24 Face The Music Listings

This week we had some really fine recordings.  The Finlandia with chorus was great as was pretty much everything else!  Our panel was the late Ed Goldstein former tuba player from the Annapolis Symphony and WBJC’s Kati Harrison.  I almost forgot…the Cuban music was fabulous! Here are the listings! PLAY DATE: Sat, 2/10/2024 5:00 PM […]

Feb. 24 2024

23-24-24 Face The Music Listings!

By Jonathan Palevsky | Posted in Face the Music, Host Blogs | Comments Off on 23-24-24 Face The Music Listings!

This week our panelists were Mike Mermagen and Victoria Chiang from the Aspen String Trio.  We liked the Mozart and really loved the Beethoven.  We were over the moon about the Janacek!  Here are the listings…hope you enjoyed the show. PLAY DATE: Sat, 2/24/2024 5:00 PM            227 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart       Violin Concerto No.  4 in […]

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