# Osvaldo Golijov

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The Clarinet… In The Twentieth Century

This episode starts in Paris in 1909 and ends up in Buenos Aires in 1994… and the music includes a healthy dose of the influence of jazz. If you have a small voice inside saying this is going to be a little more 'modern' and a little less 'enjoyable', I hope you'll trust me to prove that voice wron…

Episode 365. Flying Down to Rio (Latin American Song II)

Today is the second part of my Latin American orchestral song tribute. Last week we explored Villa-Lobos and Revueltas; today we devote ourselves to Argentina, and primarily two composers: Alberto Ginastera, and Osvaldo Golijov, in settings by writers as varied as Emily Dickinson, Rosalía de Castro…

An Introduction to the United Strings of Europe

In this podcast Raymond Bisha talks with Julian Azkoul, Director of United Strings of Europe, about how the group started, about their album, and about how they started recording for BIS label at the invitation of their legendary founder and producer Robert von Bahr. It is hard to overstate how imp…

South America… Chôros, Tangos and a little bit of Opera.

'Unfairly neglected' is a bit of a cliché and pretty subjective but I do think it could describe a mass of great music that a lot of us (us Anglos at least) are missing out on… music from South America. Before I put this episode together I only knew about half the pieces I am going to play. The res…

Highlights and Favourites.. Music That Stayed With Me

Wondering if I could produce an episode without my AI pal Claude and I going down too many rabbit holes… I thought I'd see what I could come up with if I revisited past episodes and cherry-picked some favourite pieces. To be honest I was not that optimistic but I have to say I was pleasantly surpri…

Northeastern PA Philharmonic; Sasha Margolis; Rabbi Daniel Swartz; February 2 2026

Sasha Margolis, NEPA Philharmonic violinist & coordinator of the orchestra'schamber series; and Rabbi Daniel Swartz, spiritual leader of Temple Hesed,speaking in anticipation of a program titled, "Klezmer & Kabbalah," on Wednesday,February 4, 2026, at 7:00 pm at Temple Hesed, 1 Knox Road in Scranto…

Northeastern PA Philharmonic Chamber Series; Sasha Margolis; February 17 2026

Sasha Margolis, violinist with the NEPA Philharmonic & coordinator ofthe orchestra's chamber series, speaking about the concert"Dreams & Klezmer" to be presented on Sunday, February 22, 2026 at3:00 pm at the Sordoni Theater at the WVIA Public Media Center inPittston. The program will feature the "D…

Cellist Alisa Weilerstein Wonders 'Bout Sound and Meaning, In-Studio

Alisa Weilerstein is more than just a virtuoso cellist; she is also a winner of the MacArthur Fellowship, the so-called “genius” award. There is a real genius in the way Alisa Weilerstein connects music in her solo concerts, combining core classical pieces and commissioning new works to expand the …

“Natural Encounters”

In this episode, we discuss recordings of “Plucked Bach III” (Pentatone) by Alon Sariel, “Lutosławski: Concertos For Cello / For Orchestra, Bloch: Schelomo” (Harmonia Mundi) by Jean-Guihen Queyras & the Luxembourg Philharmonic / Gustavo Gimeno, “Osvaldo Golijov | Pēteris Vasks: Encounter” (Challeng…

Osvaldo Golijov: Friendship, Memory, and the Music That Lives On

A deeply personal conversation unfolds around Ever Yours, the new album from composer Osvaldo Golijov featuring performances by Barry Shiffman, Nicholas Schwartz, and the Arethusa and Animato Quartets. Ever Yours was produced by Stephen Prutsman. At the heart of the album is the late violinist Geof…