Listener Directed Productions, Inc.

Listener Directed Productions, Inc. is the producer of Virtuoso Voices, an interview clip service for classical music stations, presenting preeminent and upcoming classical music performers, conductors and composers talking in 20 to 35 second clips. This service is available by subscription only. These topical and evergreen sound bites enable announcers to bring an additional perspective to the music they play on their shifts.

Virtuoso Voices is Public Radio's primary source for classical music fundraising messages, providing stations a variety of fundraising material featuring most of the performers we interview. Virtuoso Voices was the most downloaded PRX Series in 2007. Please listen to both our enanced intro clips and fundraising spots by clicking on the group pieces link on the left column. You can also visit www.virtuosovoices.org to see and hear how stations are using Virtuoso Voices on their air.

HOW DOES VIRTUOSO VOICES WORK? We're continually interviewing leading classical music performers around the country. Every month, a new collection of clips from these interviews is available on CD and here on PRX. The list grows monthly. You have access to an ever increasing bank of content from a wide variety of performers whose views and experiences you can access anytime.

Remember, Virtuoso Voices clips are available monthly on CD, and here on PRX. It's available by subscription with fees based on a station's market size. For more information, or to request the monthly CD, send an e-mail to "info at listenerdirect.org".

People who work with Listener Directed Productions, Inc.

David Srebnik (Admin) Supervising Producer Alexandria, Virginia
Cynthia May (Admin) Executive Producer Alexandria, Virginia

Pieces

Caption: Yuja Wang
The Piano Sonata No 2 by Chopin is best known for the funeral march in the third movement. That march has been immortalized from its appearances i...

  • Added: Feb 26, 2010
  • Length: 00:00:23
Caption: Hilary Hahn
Violinist Hilary Hahn has been playing Bach throughout her career, and her most recent recording is an all-Bach CD. She says you can find many sid...

  • Added: Feb 26, 2010
  • Length: 00:00:20
Caption: Hilary Hahn
There's a lot going on in Bach – beautiful melodies, complex, and at times conflicting harmonies and intricate rhythms – all happening simultaneous...

  • Added: Feb 26, 2010
  • Length: 00:00:26
Caption: Hilary Hahn
Violinist Hilary Hahn is one of many musicians who consider Bach’s music to be timeless. She says Bach’s music “doesn’t necessarily belong in one ...

  • Added: Feb 26, 2010
  • Length: 00:00:27
Caption: Yuja Wang
In music, and music schools worldwide, the teacher - student relationship can be a somewhat complicated matter. The tradition and traditional view...

  • Added: Feb 26, 2010
  • Length: 00:00:19
Caption: Yuja Wang
The young pianist from China, Yuja Wang is generating considerable excitement for her playing and astounding technical mastery of composers like Ra...

  • Added: Feb 26, 2010
  • Length: 00:00:18
Caption: Yuja Wang
Pianist Yuja Wang plays the monumental – some might even call it “larger than life" – Piano Sonata by Liszt on her debut CD. Historically, the Son...

  • Added: Feb 26, 2010
  • Length: 00:00:25
Caption: Hilary Hahn
Violinist Hilary Hahn has been playing Bach throughout her career, and her most recent recording is an all-Although we primarily think of Bach as a...

  • Added: Feb 26, 2010
  • Length: 00:00:27
Caption: Hilary Hahn
Violinist Hilary Hahn's new CD offers mostly sacred arias by Bach that include a prominent role for the violin. At times, she converses back and f...

  • Added: Feb 26, 2010
  • Length: 00:00:26
Caption: Zuill Bailey, Credit: Lisa Marie Mazzucco
The Bach Suites for Solo Cello are revered by cellists. Many call them their "Bible." One of those Bach Bible-toting cellists is Zuill Bailey. He...

  • Added: Feb 26, 2010
  • Length: 00:00:21
Caption: Zuill Bailey, Credit: Lisa Marie Mazzucco
(March 21st is Bach's birthday.) There are many ways to celebrate Bach musically. If you're a cellist, you probably thank your lucky stars every ...

  • Added: Feb 26, 2010
  • Length: 00:00:27
Caption: Zuill Bailey, Credit: Lisa Marie Mazzucco
Cellist Zuill Bailey’s new CD contains the six Suites for Solo Cello by Bach. He recorded them over an eight-day period. That's two CDs, six suite...

  • Added: Feb 26, 2010
  • Length: 00:00:22
Caption: Till Fellner
Small or "soft" are not concepts we normally associate with Beethoven's music, and especially the Beethoven Piano Concertos. Pianist Till Fellner ...

  • Added: Feb 26, 2010
  • Length: 00:00:23
Caption: Till Fellner
If you ever played piano, chances are you played at least one of the Two or Three-Part Inventions by Bach. Pianist Till Fellner says part of their...

  • Added: Feb 26, 2010
  • Length: 00:00:23
Caption: Till Fellner
It's not unusual for performers to devote themselves to a short list of composers. Some have even taken a year off to only study and play one comp...

  • Added: Feb 26, 2010
  • Length: 00:00:23
Caption: Till Fellner
Bach's short keyboard works are just that: short. You have to find the musical character quickly, otherwise the piece is over. When pianist Till...

  • Added: Feb 26, 2010
  • Length: 00:00:19
Caption: Piotr Anderszewski
This year marks Chopin's 200th birthday anniversary and Chopin birthday celebrations, recordings and performances are scheduled throughout 2010. L...

  • Added: Feb 22, 2010
  • Length: 00:01:13
Caption: Robert Spano
2009 Grammy Award winners: Conductor Robert Spano, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Choruses won the Grammy Award last night (Sunday night) in th...

  • Added: Jan 31, 2010
  • Length: 00:00:20
Caption: Marin Alsop, Credit: by Kym Thomson
The 2009 Classical Music Grammy Awards were given out Sunday Night (January 31) in Los Angeles. Use this clip to enhance your introduction to Mari...

  • Added: Jan 31, 2010
  • Length: 00:00:24
Caption: Michael Tilson Thomas
The 2009 Classical Music Grammy Awards were given out Sunday Night (January 31) in Los Angeles. Mahler and Michael Tilson Thomas were the big winn...

  • Added: Jan 31, 2010
  • Length: 00:00:27