Strike a Chord Podcast
Two conductors and a composer walk into a Zoom room (often with an unsuspecting guest).
STRIKE A CHORD is Eureka Ensemble’s official podcast/live show taking a deep dive into the music world, how music connects to issues we all face and a behind-the-scenes look into Eureka’s latest adventures - all with our trademark zing and sass.
Episodes are broadcast LIVE every Thursday at 8 PM EST.
UPCOMING EPISODES
Thurs, April 15, 2021: Season 1, Episode 9
Featuring Guest: Violinist Midori
Midori is a visionary artist, activist and educator who explores and builds connections between music and the human experience and breaks with traditional boundaries which makes her one of the most outstanding violinists of our time.
As a leading concert violinist for over 35 years, Midori regularly transfixes audiences around the world, bringing together graceful precision and intimate expression. She has performed with, among others, the London, Chicago, and San Francisco Symphony Orchestras, the Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, the Berlin and Vienna Philharmonics, and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra. She has collaborated with such outstanding musicians as Claudio Abbado, Emanuel Ax, Leonard Bernstein, Constantinos Carydis, Christoph Eschenbach, Daniel Harding, Paavo Järvi, Mariss Jansons, Yo-Yo Ma, Susanna Mälkki, Joana Mallwitz, Antonello Manacorda, Zubin Mehta, Donald Runnicles, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, and Omer Meir Wellber.
In 2021 she will be honored at the 43rd annual Kennedy Center Honors by the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. in recognition of lifetime artistic achievement.
Midori is deeply committed to furthering humanitarian and educational goals. She has founded and manages several non-profit organizations, including Midori & Friends, which provides music programs for New York City youth and communities, and MUSIC SHARING, a Japan-based foundation that brings both western classical and Japanese music traditions into young lives by presenting programs in schools, institutions, and hospitals. In recognition of such commitments, she serves as a United Nations Messenger of Peace.
PREVIOUS EPISODES
Hosted by:
Britney Alcine
Assistant Conductor
J. Andrés Ballesteros
Executive Director
Kristo Kondakçi
Artistic Director and Co-founder