Episode Details

Cellist and professor at the University of Connecticut, Sophie Shao, discusses with Anna Singer about her newly released CD, CanCan Macabre, that features Adrienne Kim and Ieva Jokubaviciute on the piano and a newly commissioned piece by Herschel Garfein. Sophie centered this CD around Garfein's composition, The Layers, and chose French impressionist pieces to support the piece. Sophie also discusses her winnings of the top prizes at the Rostropovich and Tchaikovsky competitions during her career. Sophie and Anna talk about her cello by Honore Derazey that was once owned by Pablo Casals, and her next recording of Beethoven. Listen to WQED-FM 89.3 to hear Sophie Shao's CanCan Macabre, or visit https://www.sophieshao.com/ to learn more. Thanks for tuning in to WQED's Voice of the Arts, Pittsburgh's trusted source for arts and culture in our region. Whether you're passionate about classical music, film, theater, opera, or local music, we’re here to bring you closer to the heart of Pittsburgh's local arts scene. Don’t miss our musician interviews, the latest local music news, and performing arts insights from across the Southwestern Pennsylvania region.  Subscribe and follow to stay connected with the vibrant voices shaping Pittsburgh’s creative community. Visit https://www.wqed.org/ to see what else WQED is doing in our community. Until next time, keep supporting the arts and keep listening to Voice of the Arts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.