BEETHOVEN WAS A ROCKSTAR: Recent Episodes
Alexandra Arrieche
Welcome to Beethoven was a rockstar! A podcast that will explore The limits between music styles and why we created so many labels to define them.
My name is Alexandra Arrieche, I am the Conductor of Night of the Proms and the Music Director of the Henderson symphony orchestra. I will be interviewing iconic figures from both classical and pop music, to find where the boundaries are and break through them.
Nile Rodgers talks about his background as a classical musician and how that shaped his career.
Suzanne Vega talks about her career, her ability to transition between art forms, her collaborations with Philip Glass, orchestras and more.
Mason Bates talks about his career, the future of Classical Music, Mercury Soul and more.
Joe Jackson talks about Will Power, Night Music Heaven and Hell, Symphony n.1, the Duke and more.
Marin Alsop talks about Jazz, Diversity, New Music and the premiere of "The Conductor" in Tribeca.
Find out who were the first Rockstars, how the concert were structured and what was the social media in Beethoven's time.
Alexandra Arrieche and Music Historian Christopher Gibbs talk about music and entertainment from the past and what caused the division between classical and pop.
Beethoven was a Rockstar First season with: Marin Alsop Christopher Gibbs Joe Jackson Mason Bates Suzanne Vega and Nile Rodgers