The Midday
Wisconsin Public Radio
Host Norman Gilliland provides listeners with a wide variety of classical music, presents a story from "Grace Notes," and holds the popular "Midday Quiz." Musicians traveling through Wisconsin often stop by the studio for live performances, discussions about their most recent works, and upcoming shows.
Location:
United States
Genres:
Music Podcasts
Networks:
Wisconsin Public Radio
Description:
Host Norman Gilliland provides listeners with a wide variety of classical music, presents a story from "Grace Notes," and holds the popular "Midday Quiz." Musicians traveling through Wisconsin often stop by the studio for live performances, discussions about their most recent works, and upcoming shows.
Language:
English
Website:
https://www.wpr.org/shows/midday
Episodes
Philippe Bianconi
5/8/2025
The world renowned pianist stops by the Midday to provide insights into George Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in F before his performances with the Madison Symphony and introduces four distinctive Debussy […]
Atticus Coen
4/28/2025
2025 Final Forte finalist Atticus Coen talks about the pleasures of playing jazz and classical music and performs familiar and rarely-heard preludes by George Gershwin, Debussy’s L’ile joyeuse, and variations […]
WYSO Ensembles
4/28/2025
The Lelita Honors Woodwind Quintet and the Pondrom Piano Quartet apply their youthful energy to music by Malcolm Arnold, Jacques Ibert, and Luciano Berio. And the Pondrom Piano Quartet play […]
The Ancora String Quartet
4/18/2025
Quartet members Wes Luke, Robin Wright, Benjamin Whitcomb, and Sahada Buckley plus cellist Trace Johnson (center) perform the first two movements of Franz Schubert’s String Quintet in C and a […]
Duration:00:47:59
Time for Three
4/14/2025
Grammy and Emmy-winning ensemble, Time For Three (TF3), defies conventions with genre-bending excellence. They stopped by the Midday to tell about their their dynamic approach to classical music and their […]
Rebecca Zhang
3/21/2025
The poised and talented 13-year-old pianist won the 2025 Milwaukee Concord Chamber Orchestra concerto competition and comes to the Midday to play several works by Mozart.
Lilies of the Midwest
3/14/2025
The trio returns to the Midday to perform traditional Irish music and celebrate the release of their new CD.
Gil and Orli Shaham with Sterling Elliott play the Beethoven Triple
1/16/2025
In Wisconsin to perform with the Madison Symphony, brother and sister Gil and Orli Shaham and dazzling cellist Sterling Elliott stopped by the Midday to share some insights about Beethoven’s […]
Garrick Ohlsson and Michael Stern
11/14/2024
In Wisconsin to perform with the Madison Symphony, pianist Garrick Ohlsson and guest conductor Michael Stern get into a spirited conversation about what it takes to bring life to a […]
Andrew Abrams and Tom Hensen
11/11/2024
Capital City Theater Musical Director Andrew Abrams and cast member Tom Hensen stop by the Midday to let us know about their upcoming performances of a musical version of the […]