Insight With Vicki Gonzalez

Chris Thile Talks About 'Live From Here' With Donna Apidone

August 16, 2018

CapRadio Morning Edition host Donna Apidone chatted with Live From Here host Chris Thile about evolving the show and taking it to Telluride for a very special performance. He's coming to the Mondavi Center on Aug. 21 with The Punch Brothers.

Classical

Pianist Simone Dinnerstein Will Find A Way

May 16, 2018 | Kevin Doherty

Classical Pianist Simone Dinnerstein performs the West Coast premiere of a new piano concerto by Philip Glass with the New Century Chamber Orchestra at the Mondavi Center in Davis.

Jazz

Highlights Worth Hearing From The Excellence In Jazz Archives

April 30, 2018

In celebration of International Jazz Day on April 30, we've plumbed the Excellence In Jazz archives for highlights from features we've done over the years, from interviews with Jimmy Smith and Joey Alexander to the story behind "Take Five."

Insight With Vicki Gonzalez

Sound Advice: Classical Concerts Preview With Jeff Hudson

March 1, 2018 | Cody Drabble

Jeff Hudson recommends classical concerts in the region for this week's Sound Advice.

Hudson Valley Home Inspires Jack DeJohnette And His All-Star Jazz Quartet

October 20, 2017

Veteran jazz drummer Jack DeJohnette has worked with everyone from Miles Davis and John Coltrane to Herbie Hancock and Pat Metheny. His current working group, Hudson, will perform this Saturday in Davis.

Acclaimed Classical Conductor Features Old And New Side By Side

February 16, 2017 | Kevin Doherty

Conductor Dennis Russell Davies has spent much of his career performing works by living composers like Philip Glass. Last Friday, Davies and the Bruckner Orchester Linz performed the West Coast premiere of Glass' Symphony No. 11 in Davis.

Feeling The Groove: Celebrated Jazz Prodigy Joey Alexander Plays For His Peers

October 21, 2016 | Paul Conley

Teenage jazz sensation Joey Alexander took time out from his 4-night, sold out engagement at the Mondavi Center in Davis to perform for and answer questions from an audience made up entirely of his peers at Arden Middle School in Sacramento.

Insight With Vicki Gonzalez

Pianist Richard Glazier

April 20, 2016

We’ll talk with pianist Richard Glazier about his longtime love affair with the music of Gerswhin and we’ll hear some of his music.

Insight With Vicki Gonzalez

Middle School Pianist Roger Xia

March 16, 2016

An 8th grader from Davis is performing on NPR's "From the Top" at Mondavi Friday. He joins us to talk more about his music and where hopes it will take him.

Insight With Vicki Gonzalez

Sound Advice: Fall Concert Season

September 11, 2014 | Jeff Hudson

It's a preview of some of the most anticipated concerts of the fall 2014 season with Capital Public Radio's Arts and Theater Critic Jeff Hudson