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Thursday, March 19, 2026

Classical Music Playlist, March 19, 2026

 

Elena Kats-Chernin

Every day in March for Women’s History Month CapRadio celebrates Women In Music who brought us to where we are today and the innovators who keep moving music forward. Today's classical spotlight is on Australia-based composer Elena Kats-Chernin and her 2017 music titled “Ancient Letters,” inspired by 1700 year old documents detailing life in 4th century Uzbekistan, is today’s Midday Masterpiece.

  • Born in Uzbekistan (1957), trained in Moscow, Germany and Australia where she emigrated to at age 17, Elena Kats-Chernin is today one of Australia's leading composers.
  • She has composed several operas, three piano concertos, orchestral, chamber and solo works, plus music for plays, ballet and musical theater, choral and other vocal music and even modern soundtracks for early silent films. 
  • A complete and official biography of Elena Kats-Chernin — including details of her many compositions, collaborations and commissions — can be found at Boosey & Hawkes.

Listen for music of Elena Kats-Chernin throughout the day.

6:00 a.m.
6:00 a.m.
Jean-Marie Leclair
Violin Concerto in D major Opus 7/2
Arion Monica Huggett, baroque violin
6:16 a.m.
Niels Gade
Symphony No. 3 in A minor Opus 15
Danish National Symphony Orchestra; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
6:45 a.m.
Elena Kats-Chernin
Lullaby for Nick
Tamara-Anna Cislowska, piano; Elena Kats-Chernin, piano
6:50 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Serenade No. 10 for winds "Gran Partita": I. Largo - Allegro Molto in Bb major K 361 (FROM THE RUSSELL KLETZING COLLECTION)
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
7:00 a.m.
7:00 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Sinfonia concertante in Bb major HOB 105
Cologne Chamber Orchestra; Helmut Muller-Bruhl, conductor Christian Hommel, oboe; Martin Kevenhorster, bassoon; Winfred Rademacher, violin; Oren Shevlin, cello
7:21 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 2: I. Allegro non troppo in Bb major Opus 83
Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductor Leon Fleisher, piano; Jules Eskin, cello
7:39 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Two-Part Inventions: No. 8 in F major BWV 779
Andras Schiff, piano
7:40 a.m.
Elena Kats-Chernin
Re-Inventions: Re-Invention No. 1
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor
7:46 a.m.
Johann Christian Bach
Sinfonia, Op. 18, No. 3 in D major Opus 18/3
Netherlands Chamber Orchestra; David Zinman, conductor
7:59 a.m.
Georges Bizet
L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1
Ulster Orchestra; Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
8:00 a.m.
8:16 a.m.
Elena Kats-Chernin
Times of Rain and Sun
Universal Korean Organic Ensemble; Juan Pablo Hell�n, conductor Viktoria Elisabeth Kaunzner, violin
8:26 a.m.
Aaron Copland
Appalachian Spring
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Robert Spano, conductor
8:51 a.m.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
The Tsar's Bride overture
Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, conductor
8:59 a.m.
Elena Kats-Chernin
Piano Concerto No. 3 �Lebewohl�
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra; Johannes Fritzsch, conductor Tamara-Anna Cislowska, piano
9:00 a.m.
9:25 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude, Fugue and Allegro in Eb major BWV 998
Manuel Barrueco, guitar
9:39 a.m.
Erik Satie
Gymnopedies Nos. 1 & 3
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
9:46 a.m.
John Field
Piano Concerto No. 3: III. Rondo - Tempo di Polacca in Eb major
London Mozart Players; Matthias Bamert, conductor Miceal O'Rourke, piano
10:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
Friedrich Kuhlau
Elf-Mound Overture Opus 100
Odense Symphony Orchestra; Othmar Maga, conductor
10:11 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 97 in C major HOB I:97
Heidelberg Symphony Orchestra; Thomas Fey, conductor
10:37 a.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Fall in Buenos Aires (Otono Porteno)
David Tanenbaum, guitar
10:42 a.m.
William Grant Still
Lyric Quartet: III. The Jovial One
Catalyst Quartet
10:46 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Four Seasons: Summer (L'Estate) in G minor Opus 8 RV 315
Boston Baroque; Martin Pearlman, conductor Christina Day Martinson, violin
10:58 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Concerto No. 5 "Turkish" in A major K 219
Philharmonia Orchestra; Thomas Zehetmair, conductor Thomas Zehetmair, violin
11:00 a.m.
11:26 a.m.
Elena Kats-Chernin
Unsent Love Letters
Tamara-Anna Cislowska, piano
11:32 a.m.
Zoltan Kodaly
Marosszek Dances
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
11:46 a.m.
Agustin Barrios
La Catedral
Raphael Feuillatre, guitar
11:53 a.m.
Ariel Ramirez
MISA CRIOLLA: II. Gloria
Zurich Chamber Orchestra; Daniel Hope, conductor Daniel Hope, violin; Palau de la Musica vocal quartet
12:00 p.m.
12:00 p.m.
Franz Liszt
Hungarian Fantasy
London Symphony Orchestra; Jun'ichi Hirokami, conductor Barry Douglas, piano
12:16 p.m.
Elena Kats-Chernin
Something like this
Sally Walker, flute; Emily Granger, harp
12:20 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
The Golden Spinning Wheel Opus 109
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Vaclav Neumann, conductor
12:47 p.m.
George Enescu
Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A major Opus 11
National Orchestra of France; Cristian Macelaru, conductor Yuja Wang, piano
1:00 p.m.
1:01 p.m.
Carl Nielsen
Symphony No. 3 "Sinfonia expansiva" Opus 27
San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
1:37 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Cello Suite No. 1: Prelude in G major BWV 1007
Yo Yo Ma, cello
1:40 p.m.
Elena Kats-Chernin
Bach Study
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Tamara-Anna Cislowska, piano
1:46 p.m.
Stanley Myers
Cavatina
Jason Vieaux, guitar
1:49 p.m.
Leo Delibes
Sylvia: Pizzicato Polka
New Philharmonia Orchestra; Richard Bonynge, conductor
1:52 p.m.
Frederick Delius
On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
Northern Sinfonia of England; Richard Hickox, conductor
2:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
Elena Kats-Chernin
Ancient Letters: I. Tiger Cub
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra; Johannes Fritzsch, conductor Tamara-Anna Cislowska, piano
2:24 p.m.
Xuefei Yang
Xinjiang Fantasy
Xuefei Yang, guitar
2:30 p.m.
Johann Christian Bach
Sextet for oboe, horns, violin, cello and keyboard in C major
The English Concert
2:49 p.m.
Peter van Anrooy
Piet Hein Rhapsody Piet Hein was a pirate
Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra; Kees Bakels, conductor
2:59 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Flute Concerto No. 1 "La Tempesta di Mare" (The Storm at Sea) in F major Opus 10 RV 433
Australian Chamber Orchestra; Richard Tognetti, conductor Emmanuel Pahud, flute
3:00 p.m.
3:06 p.m.
Elena Kats-Chernin
WILD SWANS: Eliza Aria
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra; Ola Rudner, conductor Jane Sheldon, soprano
3:10 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 4 in F minor Opus 36
London Symphony Orchestra; Igor Markevitch, conductor
3:54 p.m.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
THE SNOW MAIDEN: Dance of the Tumblers
Minnesota Orchestra; Eiji Oue, conductor
3:59 p.m.
Thomas Arne
Overture to 'Alfred' in Eb major
Collegium Musicum 90; Simon Standage, conductor
4:00 p.m.
4:09 p.m.
Elena Kats-Chernin
Peggy's Rag
Sarah Cahill, piano
4:12 p.m.
Elena Kats-Chernin
Russian Rag
Sydney Alpha Ensemble; David Stanhope, conductor
4:17 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 38 "Prague" in D major K 504
Prague Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
4:53 p.m.
Edvard Grieg
Lyric Pieces: Wedding Day at Troldhaugen Opus 65
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
5:00 p.m.
5:00 p.m.
Ottorino Respighi
Ancient Airs and Dances: Suite No. 2
Lausanne Chamber Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
5:20 p.m.
Elena Kats-Chernin
Prelude & Cube
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra; Brandenburg Choir; Paul Dyer, conductor
5:35 p.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Symphony No. 2 in C major J 51
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
5:54 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Slavonic Dance No. 1 in C major Opus 46
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
5:59 p.m.
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Piano Concerto No. 3 in B minor Opus 89
English Chamber Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor Stephen Hough, piano
6:00 p.m.
6:36 p.m.
Elena Kats-Chernin
Fast Blue Village 2
Del Sol String Quartet
6:42 p.m.
Albert Dietrich
Introduction and Romance Opus 27
Oldenburg State Orchestra (Oldenburgische Staatsorchester); Alexander Rumpf, conductor Marie-Louise Neunecker, horn
6:52 p.m.
Manuel de Falla
EL AMOR BRUJO: Ritual Fire Dance
Katia and Marielle Labeque, piano duo
6:55 p.m.
Max Richter
Spring 1
Zurich Chamber Orchestra Daniel Hope, violin

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