Live broadcast featuring pianist Viktor Valkov on March 22, 2019. Kevin Gordon, host.
. He previews his upcoming recital in Philadelphia and chats with host Kevin Gordon.
Winner of the 2012 New Orleans International Piano Competition, Viktor has just returned to the U.S. after a critically acclaimed recital in London’s Wigmore Hall. He performs at the American Philosophical Society on March 24 at 3 PM in Philadelphia. More info.
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Viktor was the winner of the 2015 National Auditions in Russe, Bulgaria and has been soloist with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, West Virginia Symphony Orchestra, Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, New Symphony Orchestra, and the Acadiana Symphony Orchestra.
He has made several recordings for the Bulgarian National Radio archive, and for Bulgarian National Television and Macedonian Radio and Television. With Bulgarian cellist Lachezar Kostov, he performed in Carnegie’s Zankel Hall and won the Liszt-Garisson International Competition. His first solo CD was a Naxos release of the complete piano music of Dimitar Nenov. He currently serves on the faculty of the University of Utah as Assistant Professor of Piano.
Broadcast with Jordan Dodson and Andrea Clearfield recorded live on March 19, 2019. Susan Lewis, host.
Praised by Performance Today as "one of the top young guitarists of his generation," Jordan Dodson makes his March, 2019 debut with the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia in a program featuring Glow, Andrea Clearfield's new concerto for electric guitar. Soloist and composer visit WRTI for live music and conversation with host, Susan Lewis.
Live broadcast with flutist Jasmine Choi and pianist Hugh Sung on March 21, 2019. Debra Lew Harder is host.
Listen to the WRTI performance of Jasmine Choi, praised as “the goddess of flute" by Korea Times, with Hugh Sung at the piano in an enchanting program with host Debra Lew Harder.