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Classical 101

Jean-Marie Zeitouni talks about Brahmsand Columbus!

[ADAM THIS HAS AUDIO OR, UM, SOME KIND OF MEDIA CONTENT (POWERPRESS?)] Earlier this afternoon I had a chat with Jean-Marie Zeitouni, music director of the Columbus Symphony, about his performances this weekend of music by Haydn, Mendelssohn and Brahms-the symphony 1 1 in c minor. Does he listen to recordings of works he is preparing for performance? Where is the CSO headed under his leadership? What's up in the Short North? Here's part of our talk: [powerpress] It was fun getting to know JMZ. He has exciting programming ideas, including music by Olivier Messiaen for this March. We'll have a lot more of him on his blog. Don't forget, every Saturday night Classical series concert by the Columbus symphony is broadcast live on WOSU and streamed at www.wsou.org Saturdays, 8 PM Nov. 6 Haydn, Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in e w. Charles Wetherbee; [caption id="attachment_16709" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Charles Wetherbee"][/caption] Brahms Symphony 1 Nov. 20 Handel Messiah with th Cso chorus condcuted by Ronald Jenkins Jan. 8 Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto 1 with Vladimir Feltsman. Enrique Diemecke conducts Jan. 22 music by Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky, with Julian Schwartz, cello. Peter Stafford Wilson conducts ...and more to come in February, March and April --Christopher Purdy

Christopher Purdy is Classical 101's early morning host, 7-10 a.m. weekdays. He is host and producer of Front Row Center – Classical 101’s weekly celebration of Opera and more – as well as Music in Mid-Ohio, Concerts at Ohio State, and the Columbus Symphony broadcast series. He is the regular pre-concert speaker for Columbus Symphony performances in the Ohio Theater.