Aug 22

Cellist Alisa Weilerstein on recording new concertos by Gabriela Ortiz and Richard Blackford

During the 2024-25 season, Alisa Weilerstein premiered three new cello concertos – Richard Blackford’s The Recovery of Paradise (which she has recorded for Pentatone with the Czech Philharmonic conducted by Tomáš Netopil), Gabriela Ortiz’s Dzonot (recorded for Platoon with the Lo ... Show More

23m 58s

Aug 15

The Dover Quartet on recording Woodland Songs | Gramophone Podcast

Joel and Camden from the Dover Quartet meet Hattie Butterworth in Philadelphia to discuss their latest album, Woodland Songs, which places the music of Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate and Pura Fé alongside the Dvorak 'American' String Quartet in F Major. Though vastly different work ... Show More

36m 6s

Aug 8

Mandolinist Avi Avital on his new album 'Song of the Birds' | Gramophone Classical Music Podcast

The mandolin player Avi Avital, with his ensemble Between Worlds, has just released a new DG album ‘Song of the Birds’ which crosses boundaries to explore the musics of three geographical regions – Iberia, southern Italy (Puglia) and the Black Sea – with vivid results. For this w ... Show More

31m 3s

Dec 2022

Zeid Hamdan & Lynn Adib at Habibi Festival 2022 | Quartertones Live at Joe's Pub

In this Quartertones event in collaboration with Habibi Festival held at Joe's Pub, we talked to Bedouin Burger duo artists Lynn Adib and Zeid Hamdan.ABOUT HABIBI FESTIVALCreated with the goal of giving a snapshot of contemporary and traditional musics of the SWANA (South West A ... Show More

18m 36s

Jan 2025

Layth Sidiq at Habibi Festival 2024 | Quartertones Live at Joe's Pub

In this episode of Quartertones, we interview award-winning violinist, composer, and educator Layth Sidiq at Habibi Festival in NYC. He shares his journey in Arabic music, and discusses his upbringing in a musical family, the evolution of his career, and his role as the artistic ... Show More

1h 17m

Jul 2024

Why You Should Invest in Beirut's Music Scene | Sharif Sehnaoui

Sharif Sehnaoui is a free improvisation guitarist and the director of "Irtijal" an International festival of experimental music – and the longer running music festival in Beirut. He also runs two record labels: Al Maslakh & Annihaya.Connect with Sharif 👉 https://x.com/sharifsehn ... Show More

58m 51s

Dec 2022

Zahra AlZubaidi at Habibi Festival 2022 | Quartertones Live at Joe's Pub

In this Quartertones event in collaboration with Habibi Festival held at Joe's Pub, we talked to maqamat and awtaar vocalist Zahra Alzubaidi.ABOUT HABIBI FESTIVALCreated with the goal of giving a snapshot of contemporary and traditional musics of the SWANA (South West Asia North ... Show More

11m 56s

Apr 2024

Backstage with Young Fathers

Back in November 2023, Host Alisha Sweeney joined Scottish trio Young Fathers in their dressing room before they opened for Depeche Mode at Ball Arena on their massive US tour. The band's 2023 album, their fourth, Heavy Heavy was nominated for the Mercury Prize in music---a prest ... Show More

17m 48s

Aug 2022

Yacine Boulares, Meera Dugal, Kinan Azmeh & Alex Knowlton at Habibi Fest 2021 | Live at Joe's Pub

In this Quartertones event in collaboration with Habibi Festival held at Joe's Pub, we talked to Festival Co-Founder and Musical Director Yacine Boulares, Festival Co-Founder Meera Dugal, clarinet player Kinan Azmeh, and Joe's Pub Director Alex Knowlton about the ethos of the fes ... Show More

41m 15s

Aug 2022

Innov Gnawa at Habibi Festival 2021 | Quartertones Live at Joe's Pub

In this Quartertones event in collaboration with Habibi Festival held at Joe's Pub, we talked to musicians of the Moroccan band Innov Gnawa.Created & Hosted by Mikey Muhanna, afikra Edited by: Ramzi RammanTheme music by: Tarek Yamani https://www.instagram.com/tarek_yamani/About Q ... Show More

41m 15s

Ian Bostridge and Saskia Georgini on Sch...