Archived WCLV Interviews

Many musical and theatrical stars visit WCLV to be interviewed about their Cleveland appearances, including guest soloists and conductors with The Cleveland Orchestra. Here is a selection from recent airings.


Malin Hartelius, the "house soprano" at Severance
Hall, talking with Valerie Kahler about her role of
Elvira in the Orchestra's production of Don Giovanni.

NEW:

• Frank Bianchi (11/26/12)
• Lionel Bringuier (5/12/12)
• Mark Kosower (Principal Cello, Cleveland Orchestra) (5/5/12)
• Joshua Lauretig (Oboist, Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra) (6/7/12)
• Jason Vieaux (5/29/12)
• Michael Ward-Bergeman and Keita Ogawa (5/11/12)
• Ela Weissberger (original cast member, Brundibár, Terezín) (5/2/12)

• Raymond Aceto (5/8/10)
• Pierre-Laurent Aimard (9/27/08)
• Pierre-Laurent Aimard (1/29/11)
• Pierre-Laurent Aimard (2/18/12)
• Marin Alsop (12/10/11)
• Vladimir Ashkenazy (3/27/10)
• Emanuel Ax (5/21/11))
• Harry Barnoff (4/23/09)
• Yuri Bashmet (2/23/09)
• Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (3/20/10)
• Paolo Bellomia (9/22/10)
• Bertrand de Billy (11/28/09)
• Ross Binnie (Chief Marketing Officer, Cleveland Orchestra) (10/30/10)
• Herbert Blomstedt (11/15/08)
• Herbert Blomstedt (10/23/10)
• Susan Botti and Matthias Pintscher (6/2/10)
• Pierre Boulez (2/13/10)
• Lionel Bringuier (5/12/12)
• Measha Brueggergosman (1/31/09)
• Measha Brueggergosman (2/20/10)
• Semyon Bychkov (4/10/10)
• Nicole Cabell (10/19/09)
• Michael Charry (Author of George Szell: A Life of Music) (10/04/11—all three parts of interview)
• Chen Yi (10/31/08)
• Franklin Cohen (Principal Clarinet, Cleveland Orchestra) (12/04/10)
• Vinson Cole (11/18/09)
• George Daugherty (Bugs Bunny on Broadway) (09/04/09)
• Thomas Dausgaard (2/19/11)
• Christoph von Dohnányi (4/03/10)
• Jean L. Druesedow (Director, Kent State University Museum) (4/28/10)
• Jean L. Druesedow—WEB EXTRA (4/28/10)
• James Feddeck (Assistant Conductor, Cleveland Orchestra) (2/6/10)
• Julia Fischer (5/15/11)
• Peter Frankl (Cleveland International Piano Competition Jury Chair) (8/7/09)
• David George (YouTube Symphony Orchestra) (4/27/09)
• Adam Gilbert (Ciaramella) (10/16/09)
• Alan Gilbert (11/13/11)
• Hans Graf (11/27/10)
• Horacio Gutiérrez (4/9/11)
• Augustin Hadelich (8/28/09)
• Malin Hartelius (11/8/08)
• Malin Hartelius on Mozart's Don Giovanni (3/25/11)
• Jennifer Higdon (5/27/11)
• Greg Howe (Director of Distance Learning, Cleveland Institute of Music) (4/21/10)
• Paavo Järvi (11/29/08)
• Jennie Jones, photographer, Cleveland: Inside/Outside (11/29/11)
• Joela Jones (Principal Keyboard, Cleveland Orchestra) (1/30/10)
• Joela Jones (1/22/11)
• Leila Josefowicz (7/8/11)
• Leila Josefowicz (1/23/10)
• Leonidas Kavakos (2/12/11)
• Simon Keenlyside on Mozart's Don Giovanni (3/25/11)
• Richard King (Principal Horn, Cleveland Orchestra) (10/2/10)
• Richard King (1/8/11))
• Karen Knowlton (Executive Director, Cleveland International Piano Competition) (8/5/11)
• Ton Koopman (4/30/11)
• Ton Koopman (11/19/11)
• Mark Kosower (Principal Cello, Cleveland Orchestra) (5/5/12)
• Theodore Kuchar (8/6/08)
• Theodore Kuchar (11/4/09)
• Lang Lang (4/28/12)
• Lang Lang (10/11/08)
• Jahja Ling (Final Round Conductor, 2010 Thomas & Evon Cooper International Competition) (7/30/10)
• Louis Lortie (3/7/09)
• Fabio Luisi (11/26/11)
• Sasha Mäkilä (Assistant Conductor, Cleveland Orchestra) (3/5/11)
• Kurt Masur (4/23/11)
• Jacob Nissly (Cleveland Orchestra Principal Percussionist) (10/08/11)
• Jonathan Nott (11/21/09)
• Kelley O'Connor (9/25/10)
• Iain Patterson (3/10/12)
• Merry Peckham (Cavani Quartet) (10/7/09)
• Robert Porco (2/11/12)
• Sarah Poss (Eifman Ballet) (5/13/11)
• Sister Helen Prejean (11/16/11)
• Julian Rachlin (1/14/12)
• Jessica Rivera (3/12/11)
• David Robertson (11/14/09)
• Alex Ross (Music Writer, The New Yorker) (1/20/12)
• Stephen Rubin (Benefactor, Rubin Institute for Music Criticism) (1/19/12)
• Ann Rutherford (cast member, Gone with the Wind) (4/20/09)
• Ann Rutherford (9/24/10)
• Ann Rutherford—WEB EXTRA (9/24/10)
• Michael Sachs (5/1/10)
• Alexander Schimpf (First Prize Winner, 2011 Cleveland International Piano Competition) (8/8/11)
• Gil Shaham (2/21/09)
• Robert Shannon (Director, Thomas & Evon Cooper International Competition) (7/28/10)
• Sean Shepherd (Daniel R. Lewis Young Composer Fellow, Cleveland Orchestra) (1/28/12)
• Alek Shrader and Anthony Roth Constanzo (12/12/09)
• Joel Smirnoff (Juilliard String Quartet) (9/17/08)
• Joel Smirnoff (President, Cleveland Institute of Music) (12/4/09)
• Joel Smirnoff (9/15/10)
• Joshua Smith (Principal Flute, Cleveland Orchestra) (5/28/11)
• Steven Smith and Monica Houghton (Cleveland Chamber Symphony) (3/17/09)
• Arabella Steinbacher (2/25/12)
• David Stull (Dean of the Conservatory of Music, Oberlin College)
• Peter Takács on recording the complete Beethoven piano sonatas (10/12/11)
• Chelsea Tipton II (Conductor of the Cleveland Orchestra's 2012 MLK Concert) (1/15/12)
• Robert Vernon (Principal Viola, Cleveland Orchestra) (11/20/09)
• Jason Vieaux (5/29/12)
• Robert Walters (Solo English Horn, Cleveland Orchestra) (2/26/11)
• Michael Ward-Bergeman and Keita Ogawa (5/11/12)
• Ela Weissberger (original cast member, Brundibár, Terezín) (5/2/12)
• Franz Welser-Möst discusses Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro (3/18/09)
• Franz Welser-Möst discusses Mahler's Fifth Symphony (5/30/09)
• Franz Welser-Möst discusses Bruckner's Eighth Symphony (5/29/10)
• Franz Welser-Möst discusses Mozart's Don Giovanni—Part 1 (3/15/11)
• Franz Welser-Möst discusses Mozart's Don Giovanni—Part 2 (3/16/11)
• Pierre van der Westhuizen (Executive Director Designate, Cleveland International Piano Competition) (8/6/11)
• Christopher Wilkins (Music Director, Akron Symphony) (1/15/09)
• Christopher Wilkins (2/11/09)
• Nikolaj Znaider (10/15/11)
• Jaap van Zweden (1/9/10)