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Kishi Bashi

May 26, 2023, 8:00 pm

Kishi Bashi - Photo by Max Ritter

On this episode of Sounds Classical, Kristina and LaRob talk with singer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter Kaoru Ishibashi (Kishi Bashi) about his uniquely cinematic composition, classical influences, and the importance of storytelling in music!

Playlist

Kishi Bashi: In Fantasia
Kishi Bashi
String Quartet Live!

Claude Debussy: Images
Set 3 – “Ibéria: Le matin d’un jour de fête”
Los Angeles Phil/Esa-Pekka Salonen
Sony

Kishi Bashi: Bittersweet Genesis For Him and Her
Kishi Bashi
String Quartet Live!

Sergei Prokofiev: War and Peace
Op. 91 – Since We Met (in Waltz Suite, Op. 110)
Scottish National Orch/Neeme Järvi Chandos

Kishi Bashi: Marigolds
Kishi Bashi
Omoiyari

Kishi Bashi: Summer of ’42
Kishi Bashi
Omoiyari

Kishi Bashi: Manchester
Kishi Bashi
String Quartet Live!

Maurice Ravel: Miroirs
Alborada del gracioso
Javier Perianes, p
Harmonia Mundi

Kishi Bashi: Violin Tsunami
Kishi Bashi
Omoiyari

Kishi Bashi: I Am the Antichrist to You
Kishi Bashi
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Sounds Classical is made possible, in part by, Sylvia Furner and the members of the WFMT Fine Arts Circle.

Meet the Hosts

LaRob K. Rafael joined the WFMT announcing staff in 2020 as a fill-in host and became WFMT’s full-time weekend morning host and producer in Fall of 2021. A Bass-Baritone from the DMV area (Maryland), LaRob has been involved with music since childhood and is a graduate of DePaul University, where he studied Vocal Performance. He has since gone on to work with arts organizations including Lyric Opera of Chicago, La Caccina (a professional women’s ensemble), Black Opera Alliance, Black Administrators of Opera, and Sphinx Organization to name a few. He is the Founder and Artistic Director of Hearing in Color and combines his experience and research to change the predominantly white, European, male classical canon.

Kristina Lynn is a producer and host at WFMT, presenting both Sounds Classical with LaRob K. Rafael, and Evening Music on Friday nights. She has hosted live performances and artist interviews with the Rush Hour Concerts and has done voiceover work for the WFMT Radio Network. With an easygoing approach, Kristina aims to welcome all types of listeners to classical music and explore the art form from a 21st-century perspective. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree specializing in Trumpet Performance from DePaul University. Before announcing at WFMT, she has previously worked in radio production at both WFMT and at WQXR in New York.

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff

Kishi Bashi

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