Between the Barlines with Jonathan Tsay
Latest Episodes
Jeannette Fang (Pianist - Garth Newel Piano Quartet) (Part 1)
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)
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)
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)
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
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
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
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
Jonathan Tsay introduces the podcast and the reasons for jumping into this project, and throws in a few shout outs.