Between the Barlines with Jonathan Tsay

Between the Barlines with Jonathan Tsay


Latest Episodes

Jeannette Fang (Pianist - Garth Newel Piano Quartet) (Part 1)
July 19, 2018

In Part 1 of Jonathan's interview with Jeannette Fang (pianist of the Garth Newel Piano Quartet and co-host of So Many Wrong Notes podcast) (recorded June 2017), we discuss sexism and other mental pathology in the highest echelons of music, Chopin...

Jacques Marquis (President and CEO - The Cliburn)
July 02, 2018

Jonathan sits down with Jacques Marquis to discuss his journey from a piano major to Orchestre Métropolitain to Jeunesses Musicales Canada to the Cliburn, the melding of international pianistic styles, and hockey. Musical interludes: Maurice Ravel -...

Stephen Ahearn (Part 2)
June 01, 2018

Good gig, bad gig, and three pieces of advice from Stephen Ahearn! Musical Bumpers: Brahms - Clarinet Quintet, op. 115 (Steve Ahearn and the Baumer String Quartet)

Steve Ahearn (Part 1)
May 02, 2018

In the first part of Jonathan's interview with Dallas Symphony Orchestra Clarinetist Steve Ahearn, they discuss Steve's upbringing, education in two different fields, and the rigors of orchestral auditions.

Shields Collins Bray - Pianist, Fort Worth Symphony/The Cliburn
December 15, 2017

Pianist, pre-concert lecturer, and classical music Renaissance Man Shields Collins Bray sits down with Jonathan to talk about growing up in a small town in Louisiana, learning how to play piano at church alongside classical music studies, and...

Eunice Keem - Associate Concertmaster, Dallas Symphony Orchestra
December 14, 2017

For the second episode of Between the Barlines, Jonathan talks with Eunice Keem, the associate concertmaster of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. They talk about competition life in her teens, auditioning for orchestras, preparation, and composer Rebecca...

Stirling Trent - Associate Principal Second Violin - KC Symphony Orchestra
December 14, 2017

For the first interview of Between the Barlines, Tsay talks with Stirling Trent, the Associate Principal Second Violin of the Kansas City Symphony Orchestra, who is also a longtime friend of Jonathan. They go in depth about finding a message in...

Between the Barlines Teaser
December 12, 2017

Jonathan Tsay introduces the podcast and the reasons for jumping into this project, and throws in a few shout outs.