Stand Partners for Life

Recent Episodes

Posted December 3, 2022 • 01:11:58

Shostakovich had never had it worse: his latest opera, Lady Macbeth, had been panned. And not just by an ordinary critic: Joseph Stalin...

Posted November 27, 2022 • 01:26:50

Have you ever “discovered” a major piece, live, in the concert hall? Nathan remembers sitting right next to a big star performing Prokofiev’s...

Posted November 18, 2022 • 01:04:50

This week’s landmark episode marks the return of Akiko, plus a pair of fellow stand partners for life: violists Kate Reddish and Eric Lea!...

Posted November 11, 2022 • 00:59:52

I’m joined in the backyard this week by Violympian and VMC participant Travis Maril, as well as his fellow USC alum and my Director of Operations,...

Posted November 4, 2022 • 01:03:16

Nathan, Kerstin and Kate (and Kate’s SPFL Eric) in Pasadena

Today I’m talking with Kerstin Tenney, VMC violinist par excellence,...