Our Common Nature Recommends: Classical Music Happy Hour

About this episode

Ana González introduces the Classical Music Happy Hour podcast hosted by Emanuel Ax, featuring conversations with notable musicians and friends.

Hello Our Common Nature fans, Ana González is dropping into the feed to tell you about Classical Music Happy Hour, a new podcast you might be interested in, hosted by Yo-Yo Ma’s friend and pianist Emanuel Ax. The show is all about the joy in chatting about music with all sorts of people, including some of Manny’s dearest friends like pianist Yuja Wang, composer John Adams, actor David Hyde Pierce, and cellist Yo-Yo Ma.

People in this episode

Host: Emanuel Ax

Guests: Yuja Wang, John Adams, David Hyde Pierce, Yo-Yo Ma

Topics covered

• classical music
• interviews
• music appreciation
• friendship
• cultural discussions

Keywords

• classical music
• Emanuel Ax
• Yuja Wang
• John Adams
• David Hyde Pierce
• Yo-Yo Ma
• music discussions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Classical Music Happy Hour

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