KUSC Interviews
By Classical KUSC
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KUSC brings you interviews with movers and shakers in the world of the arts
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CleanJohn Williams Discusses “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” and “The Post” | KUSC’s Jim Svejda talks to composer John Williams about his score for “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” and “The Post”. | 2/16/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHans Zimmer Discusses “Dunkirk” | KUSC’s Jim Svejda talks to composer Hans Zimmer about his score for “Dunkirk”. | 2/15/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCarter Burwell on “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” | KUSC’s Jim Svejda talks to composer Carter Burwell about his score for “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.” | 2/14/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAlexandre Desplat discusses “The Shape of Water” | KUSC’s Jim Svejda talks to composer Alexandre Desplat about his score for “The Shape of Water”. | 2/13/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSondra Radvanovsky Discusses Tosca | Sondra Radvanovsky is considered one of the great sopranos of our time. She solidified expectations with an incredible performance in the LA Opera productions of Puccini’s Tosca. John Van Driel had a chance to talk to her about the challenges of | 5/7/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanJohn Williams with Jim Svejda | KUSC’s Jim Svejda talks to composer John Williams about his decades-long collaboration with Steven Spielberg and the new multi-cd set that celebrates their many movies. | 4/7/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDustin O’Halloran with Jim Svejda | Dustin O’Halloran collaborated with the German musician Hauschka on music for the movie Lion. They were both nominated for Best Score at this year’s Academy Awards. O’Halloran returned to the KUSC studios (he was our guest after winning | 3/3/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThomas Newman with Jim Svejda | Thomas Newman was nominated for an Academy Award this year for his Passengers score. He talked to Jim Svejda about the challenges of creating the sound for a movie that mixes genres and moral dilemmas. | 3/3/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanNicholas Britell with Jim Svejda | The Academy Award-nominated composer for the movie Moonlight, Nicholas Britell, stopped by the KUSC studios to chat with Jim Svejda about the centuries of compositional styles that influenced the movie’s score. | 3/2/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanJustin Hurwitz with Jim Svejda | Justin Hurwitz won the 2017 Academy Award for Best Original Score with his music for La La Land. Before the ceremony, he stopped by the KUSC studios to talk to Jim Svejda about creating new music that paid homage to classical musicals. | 2/28/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanComposer David Newman | Newman talked to KUSC Contributor Sheila Tepper about the surprises that came when he studied both scores. | 11/18/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanConductor Scott Dunn | Scott Dunn will take the podium when the LA Phil presents Rebel Without a Cause with score played live by the orchestra (part of a new collaboration between the LA Phil and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences). Dunn tells KUSC Contributor | 11/17/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanViolinist Hilary Hahn | Violinist Hilary Hahn talks to KUSC’s Jim Svejda about several of her recordings projects, including the album of encores that she commissioned. | 11/15/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHarpsichordist Mahan Esfahani | Harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani talks with KUSC’s Jim Svejda about his many recordings and how he keeps his instrument on the cutting edge. | 11/14/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanJim Svejda with director Stephen Frears | Florence Foster Jenkins was an American singer without parallel. She’s also the subject of… | 8/17/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanJim Svejda with pianist Yuja Wang | When Yuja Wang was in town to play at the Hollywood Bowl, she stopped… | 8/8/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanJim Svejda with Dr. Daniel Temianka on the legacy of his father, Henri Temianka | Dr. Daniel Temianka stops by The Evening Program to hear classic recordings of his… | 8/1/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanComposer Lionel Sainsbury on The Evening Program | British composer Lionel Sainsbury chats with KUSC’s Jim Svejda about how Sainsbury became the… | 7/24/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMarilyn Horne with Jim Svejda | Jim Svejda interviews American mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne about her career and the upcoming season… | 6/21/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanComposer John Biggs Talks With Jim Svejda | American Composer John Biggs talks to Jim Svejda about a variety of his compositions… | 6/17/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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