About this episode

Laura Jackson discusses the upcoming Reno Phil concerts featuring Stravinsky's Firebird and other works.

Laura Jackson, Reno Phil music director and conductor, speaks with Chris Morrison about the fourth concerts of the Reno Phil's 2025-26 Classix season, "Stravinsky's Firebird," on February 21 and 22, 2026. The concerts include What Trees May Speak by Jonathan Sokol, the Suite from Igor Stravinsky's ballet The Firebird , and the Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor by Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, with piano soloist Jon Nakamatsu.

People in this episode

Host: Laura Jackson

Guest: Chris Morrison

Topics covered

• Stravinsky
• Firebird
• Reno Phil
• Classical Music
• Concerts
• Music Direction

Keywords

• Stravinsky
• Firebird
• Reno Phil
• concerts
• Tchaikovsky
• Sokol
• Nakamatsu

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Reno Phil, Reno Phil's 2025-26 Classix season

Books & works: What Trees May Speak, The Firebird, Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor

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