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On Deck with Young Musicians

On Deck with Young Musicians

Saturdays at 5pm PT

On Deck with Young Musicians is an inspirational weekly interview segment that celebrates and showcases the incredibly talented young musicians who live and perform in the Pacific Northwest: the young people who are shaping the future of classical music. Created and hosted by Christa Wessel, select episodes of On Deck are also hosted by Adam Eccleston, Raúl Gómez-Rojas, and Lisa Lipton.  

Tune in Saturdays at 5:00 PM PT, and revisit past interviews using the links below or by following On Deck on Apple Podcasts or Spotify

If you know of a young musician who should be profiled for On Deck, please email Christa Wessel at christa@allclassical.org.  

On Deck with Young Musicians is made possible in part by support from the Metropolitan Youth Symphony.  


October 19, 2013

On Deck with Justin, Jonathan and Caitlin Huang

Hear 14-year-old triplets Justin (violin), Caitlin (piano) and Jonathan (cello) play music together and individually,  Find out which one is the most driven, who is hopeless in the kitchen, and who gets in trouble at school.


October 5, 2013

On Deck with Emily Wu

Emily is a 16-year-old violinist and a remarkable young woman. She was featured as soloist with two orchestras in the Spring of 2013:  she performed the first movement of Wieniawski’s Violin Concerto No.2 with the MetroArts Orchestra, and then the 2nd & 3rd movements with the Portland Youth Philharmonic. We’ll hear both performances, talk to… More


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