Shreveport Symphony Orchestra

Aired Thursday, January 21, at 12 noon Kermit Poling spoke with pianist Stanislav Khristenko and Dr. Lester Senter Wilson, Executive Director of the Wideman International Piano Competition, about this weekend's 65th Anniversary Celebration of the Wideman Piano Competition. Saturday's concert features pianist Stanislav Khristenko in the Piano Concerto No. 2 by Shostakovich and then pianist Tomer Gewirtzman will perform the Piano Concerto in A minor by Grieg. The concert concludes with the world premiere of the Symphony No. 1 (“Shreveport Symphony”) by Kermit Poling.

Aired Friday, December 18, at 11 a.m. Kermit Poling spoke with Music Director Michael Butterman along with Doug LaBrecque who will be one of the featured stars for the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra's Holiday Pops: Stars on Stage concert. Mr. LaBrecque will be featured as vocalists on this concert along with LaKisha Jones and the Ark-La-Tex Children's Choir. For complete visit the Shreveport Symphony on line or call 318-227-8863.

Aired Friday, November 20, at 11 a.m. Kermit Poling spoke with Music Director Michael Butterman and guest violinist William Hagen about the next concert by the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra featuring Mr. Hagen in the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto along with Haydn's Sinfonia concertante for oboe, bassoon, violin and cello with SSO players Matt Albert, violin; Ruth Drummond, cello; Theresa Zale Bridges, oboe; Ann Shoemaker, bassoon. Beethoven's Symphony No. 8 will round out the program.

Aired Friday, October 30, at 11 a.m. Kermit Poling spoke with Lois Robinson, Executive Director of the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra about this weekends concert featuring Cirque de la Symphonie: Halloween Extravaganza with music for the Halloween season and which will thrill your children. For complete information visit online the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra or call 318-227-8863.

Kermit Poling spoke with Michael Butterman and international piano star Gabriela Montero about the Shreveport Symphony’s all-Russian spectacular which opens their season of concert featuring Kabalevsky’s  The Comedians Suite, Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 9, and the Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 with Gabriela Montero as soloist. For more information visit online the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra or call 318-227-8863.