BEETHOVEN'S SIXTH & SŌ PERCUSSION Pre-Concert Talk
Listen to Edward T. Cone Music Director Rossen Milanov and Sō Percussion talk about the history of percussion chamber music and the ensemble's unique approach to creating art.
Watch and Listen
Whether you want to hear what was discussed at the latest Pre-Concert Talk, learn something new from a Soundtracks lecture, or watch a video clip of the orchestra in action, there's always something to be gleaned from our media offerings. Choose from among those featured below to enrich your day.
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ALL MOZART WITH ORLI SHAHAM Pre-Concert Talk
Listen to PSO Executive Director Marc Uys talk to guest conductor Gérard Korsten and piano soloist Orli Shaham about Mozart's influence, historical information about Mozart, and their own career trajectories.
ROSSEN'S 60th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION Pre-Concert Talk
Listen to violinist Leila Josefowicz and Rossen Milanov talk about collaborating with composers, birthday songs, and more.
BEETHOVEN'S TRIPLE Pre-Concert Talk
Listen to Maestro Rossen Milanov and soloists Alistair MacRae, Steven Beck, and Basia Danilow discuss their experience with performing Beethoven's "Triple Concerto".
TCHAIKOVSKY'S VIOLIN CONCERT Pre-Concert Talk
Listen to Executive Director Marc Uys and assistant conductor Kenny Bean chat with violinist Aubree Oliverson ahead of PSO's season-opening concert featuring music by Gemma Peacocke, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, and Johannes Brahms.
SARA DAVIS BUECHNER Pre-Concert Talk
Listen to Rossen Milanov and Sara Davis Buechner discuss John Luther Adams, Beethoven, and Schumann and the roles of these composers in the Western classical tradition prior to the May 12th performance.
TIME FOR THREE Pre-Concert Talk
Listen in as Rossen Milanov talks with string trio Time For Three about their collaboraton with Kevin Puts, their career trajectory, and their creative philosophy prior to their March 10th appearance with the PSO.
Soundtracks: Meet the Composers
Chair of the Princeton University Music Department, Professor Dan Trueman, discusses the compositional process with Princeton University alum Gregory Spears and current graduate student in composition, Nina Shekhar.
ANTHONY ROTH CONSTANZO Pre-Concert Talk
Listen in as Nina Shekhar and Gregory Spears speak with Rossen Milanov about their works on the January 13-14 concert program.
Rossen Milanov on PBS-TV
In case you missed it, here's the complete episode of One-on-One with Steve Adubato featuring Edward T. Cone Music Director Rossen Milanov.
Rossen Milanov on PBS NewsHour
Rossen Milanov made the news recently as he conducted a work featuring Paganini's violin with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra. Here he is in a June 24 PBS NewsHour episode.
MOZART'S REQUIEM Pre-Concert Talk
Listen in to Gregory Spears' conversation with Maestro Rossen Milanov during the November 12 pre-concert talk.
JENNIFER KOH Plays MAZZOLI Pre-Concert Talk
Violinist Jennifer Koh and conductor Kenneth Bean speak with Executive Director Marc Uys about the music to be performed at the October 14, 2023 concert in this audio recording.
FORWARD INTO LIGHT Pre-Concert Talk
Saxophonist Steven Banks and composer Sarah Kirkland Snider speak with Maestro Rossen Milanov about their music-making and the works on the September 10 concert program.
BRITTEN & ELGAR Pre-Concert Talk
Listen in as Rossen Milanov speaks with violinist Elina Vähälä about her impressions of Benjamin Britten's Violin Concerto and provides insights into other works on the program.
FANDANGO Pre-Concert Talk
Rossen Milanov speaks of his years in Spain, his connection with soloist Anne Akiko Meyers, the US premiere of Marcos Fernández' America, and other works on the Fandango concert program.
Kenneth Bean Conducts PSO in 2022 Season Opener
NJ Advance Media journalist Michael Mancuso filmed Kenneth Bean conducting the February 5 PSO concert featuring violinist Alexi Kenney.
Featured on WDVR-FM's "Creative Conversations"
Holiday POPS!, the Princeton Festival, PSO BRAVO! education programs, and more are covered in this great interview with Edward T. Cone Music Director Rossen Milanov and Executive Director Marc Uys conducted by radio host Mandee Hammerstein.
On a Positive Note: Princeton Symphony Invites Viewers 'At Home with the PSO'
Executive Director Marc Uys describes "At Home with the PSO" in this interview with Rachel Katz for WWFM's "On a Positive Note."
Stories of Scheherazade
Storyteller Maria LoBiondo presented selections from the legendary tales of The Thousand and One Nights as a preview for Princeton Symphony Orchestra’s concert featuring Rimsky-Korsakov’s masterpiece Scheherazade.
Saad Haddad Clarinet Concerto
Find out about the genesis of Saad Haddad's Clarinet Concerto, dedicated to and played by Kinan Azmeh.
SCHEHERAZADE Pre-Concert Talk
Rossen Milanov is joined by composer Saad Haddad and clarinetist Kinan Azmeh to discuss Haddad's new clarinet concerto.
ELGAR AND BRAHMS Pre-Concert Talk
Rossen Milanov discusses Elgar and his cello concerto with cellist Pablo Ferrández.
PAREMSKI Plays RACHMANINOFF Pre-Concert Talk
PSO Executive Director Marc Uys discusses the all-Russian concert program with conductor Bernhard Gueller and pianist Natasha Paremski.
ALL MOZART Pre-Concert Talk
Rossen Milanov hosts Christina and Michelle Naughton in a pre-concert talk discussing Mozart and what it's like to be touring and performing as twin sisters.
Soundtracks: Author James Barron Talks Pianos
New York Times staff reporter and author James Barron discusses "The Piano We Know and the Mysteries of Mozart's 'Pianos'" in this fascinating talk. Mr. Barron is author of Piano: The Making of a Steinway Concert Grand.
Sandra Cisneros Talk
On May 18, 2019, author Sandra Cisneros and composer/clarinetist Derek Bermel led a free lecture in Princeton about cultural identity and artistic collaboration. Bermel created a new work, entitled Mango Suite based on Cisneros' book The House on Mango Street. The event included a Q&A and a performance preview.
Rossen Milanov Conducts Beethoven's Fifth Opening
Watch Rossen Milanov lead the Princeton Symphony Orchestra as it performs the opening of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5.