Season 1
Dec. 1, 2025
Robert McDuffie: American Violinist
Robert McDuffie is a distinguished American violinist. Listen as he talks with host Katrina about his musical mentors including Dorothy DeLay and Yehudi Menhuin and lessons he learned while touring around the world. McDuffie ...
Nov. 17, 2025
Fabiola Kim: University of Michigan
Violinist Fabiola Kim is a renowned solo violinist and teaches at the University of Michigan and Colburn School. Listen as she talks about her musical mentors, finding her passion for teaching, lessons she's learned performin...
Nov. 3, 2025
Sarah Ying Ma: Poiesis Quartet
Violinist Sarah Ying Ma of the Poiesis Quartet talks about her musical background, competitions including the Banff Competition of which Poiesis just won Grand Prize, the importance of new music, and how to keep "classical" m...
Oct. 20, 2025
Jeffrey Turner: Indiana University
Double bassist Jeffrey Turner is a renowned principal orchestral musician, conductor, and pedagogue and teaches at the Indiana University Jacob's School of Music. Listen as he walks through each of his career paths, explains ...
Oct. 6, 2025
Nancy Zhou: Concert Violinist
Virtuoso violinist Nancy Zhou talks about her traditional Chinese music background, her musical mentors, competitions, and her journey through social media. To learn more about Nancy Zhou and her album visit: nancyzhouviolin....
Sept. 22, 2025
Annie Fullard Part II: Art of Collaboration
Annie Fullard, first violinist of the Cavani String Quartet and head of chamber music at the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings and Peabody Institute, talks about developing her chamber music pedagogy and chamber music legacy...
Sept. 15, 2025
Annie Fullard Part I: Cavani String Quartet
Violinist Annie Fullard is a founding member of the Cavani String Quartet and head of chamber music at the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings and Peabody Institute. Listen as she talks about her musical development and early ...
Sept. 1, 2025
Estelle Choi: Calidore String Quartet
Cellist Estelle Choi is a founding member of the award-winning Calidore String Quartet. Listen as she talks about her musical background and education, life in a professional string quartet, the lineage of the older generatio...
Aug. 18, 2025
Victoria Chiang: Peabody Institute
Renowned viola pedagogue Victoria Chiang is on faculty at the Peabody Institute, Robert McDuffie Center for Strings, and the Aspen Music Festival. Listen as she talks about her time studying with Dorothy Delay and Heidi Castl...
Aug. 4, 2025
Eugene Watanabe: Gifted Music School
Eugene Watanabe founded the Gifted Music School with his wife Dr. Vera and was the first person to graduate Curtis with a double degree in violin and piano. Listen as he talks about his violin and piano careers, starting the ...
July 21, 2025
Simon James: San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Violinist Simon James is a renowned pedagogue at the San Fransisco Conservatory of Music, veteran of the Seattle Symphony for 30 years, and recorder of hundreds of soundtracks. Listen as James talks about being a musician con...
July 7, 2025
Lawrence Dutton: Emerson String Quartet
Violist of the Emerson String Quartet that won 9 GRAMMYS, Lawrence Dutton talks about his life before the quartet, collaborations and stories from the Emerson Quartet, and gives his advice for aspiring professional musicians....
June 16, 2025
David Kim: Philadelphia Orchestra
Concertmaster of the Philadelphia Orchestra for the past 26 years, violinist David Kim joins host Katrina to share his stories of studying with Dorothy DeLay, challenges he faced in his career, his journey to the Philadelphia...
June 2, 2025
Amy Schwartz Moretti: Robert McDuffie Center for Strings
Artistic Director of the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings and violinist of the Ehnes Quartet, Amy Schwartz Moretti is a violinist who has established herself as a soloist, chamber musician, and guest concertmaster. Listen a...
May 26, 2025
Pilot
In this debut episode, host Katrina Stroud introduces the inspiration behind the show — stories and advice from classical music professionals. Katrina shares what led her to create the podcast, her own journey in classical mu...