PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

Mon 10.06 2pm
Jazz, pop and R&B singer/song stylist Nancy Wilson swaps stories and sings songs with Marian McPartland on Piano Jazz.

Tue 10.07 7pm
NPR live coverage of the Presidential debate and town meeting from Belmont University in Nashville.

Wed 10.08 2pm
Grammy winner Luciana Souza interprets Brazilian and North American songs from her album The Bossa Nova at the Kennedy Center on JazzSet.

Thu 10.09 8pm
Philosopher, sociologist and cultural critic, Slavoj Zizek, author of In Defense of Lost Causes and Violence: Big Ideas/Small Books, in conversation on City Arts & Lectures.

Fri 10.10 2pm
Twenty-three-year-old clarinet prodigy Dave Bennett offers his interpretation of the classic sound of Swing on Riverwalk Jazz.

Sat 10.11 1pm
Pianist Dick Hyman plays jazz variations of Broadway songs by Porter, Arlen, Berlin, Gershwin and Rodgers on Broadway Revisited.

Sun 10.12 7pm
Puccini’s La Boheme, one of the most popular operas ever composed, is performed by The Washington National Opera, Orchestra and Chorus on NPR World of Opera.

Mon 10.13 11am
The first in a series of performances from the Gilmore International Keyboard Festival, featuring soloist Richard Goode in Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata and Chopin’s Barcarolle.

Tue 10.14 11am
Mezzo-soprano Susanne Mentzer and pianist Craig Rutenberg perform songs by Romantic era musician/composer Clara Schumann at the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival.

Wed 10.15 2pm
The SFJAZZ Collective plays new arrangements of Wayne Shorter and original music at the Chicago Symphony Center on JazzSet.

Thu 10.16 8pm
A Prairie Home Companion host and author Garrison Keillor examines how patriotism and politics affect his beloved Lake Wobegon on City Arts and Lectures.

Fri 10.17 2pm
The Jim Cullum Jazz Band and guests perform the music of Jelly Roll Morton, Bix Biederbecke, and other recording artists of Starr-Gennett Records on Riverwalk Jazz.

Sat 10.18 6am
Dr. Zorba Paster shares tips for healthy living and answers listener questions on personal health and fitness on Zorba Paster On Your Health.

Sun 10.19 10am
An extensive interview with the late James Brown about his music, recorded at his Georgia home, on The MTT Files.

Mon 10.20 8pm
Violinist Nikolaj Znaider joins the Pittsburgh Symphony in Sibelius’ Violin Concerto, conducted by Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos.

Tue 10.21 8pm
Lorin Maazel conducts the New York Philharmonic in Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto and a world premiere of the NYP commission Chains Like the Sea by Bernard Rands.

Wed 10.22 8pm
Two interpretations of Shakespeare’s immortal tale of Romeo and Juliet by Tchaikovsky and Berlioz are performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chorus and guests.

Thu 10.23 8pm
Madeleine Albright, former U.S. Secretary of State and author of The Mighty and the Almighty, in conversation on City Arts and Lectures.

Fri 10.24 7pm
Steve Curwood examines leading environmental, health and cultural issues of the day affecting the world we inhabit on Living On Earth.

Sat 10.25 7pm
The Thistle & Shamrock celebrates Autumn with music from Dougie MacLean’s Perthshire Amber Festival.