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Performance Today

Performance Today is a classical music radio program, first aired in 1987 and currently hosted by Valerie Kahler. It is the most listened-to daily classical music radio program in the United States, with 1.2 million listeners on 237 stations. It builds its two-hour daily broadcast (some stations broadcast only one hour) from live concert performances…

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Genre
Live concert selections worldwide
Country of origin
United States
Home station
American Public Media Saint Paul, MN
Hosted by
Valerie Kahler
Language
English
Original release
1987 – present

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History

Young artists

"Music is Music"

"Classical Woman of the Year"

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Performance Today

Nodes48
Edges47
Triples90
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.041667
Components1

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Performance Today

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related to history · 19
Performance Today → Baldwin Piano Company, Dean Boal, Doug Bennet, During Goldsmith's, Ellen Boal, For, In, Jane Couch, Kathryn Loomans, Liane Hansen, Lucien Wulsin, Martin Goldsmith, National Public Radio, NPR, October, Peabody Award, The, Washington, Wesley Horner
related to Young artists · 19
Performance Today → American, Colin Jacobsen, Curtis Institute, Each, Former Performance Today, Indiana University, Jacobs School, Jason Vieaux, Jeremy Denk, Jonathan Biss, Music, New England Conservatory, Orli Shaham, Previous, PT, Rice University, Shepherd School, The Colburn School, They
related to "Classical Woman of the Year" · 18
Performance Today → Alsop, American, Baltimore Symphony OrchestraLara Downes, Borda, Buffalo Philharmonic, CEO, Classical Woman, Faletta, Imani Wind Quintet, Jessie Montgomery, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Montero, New York Philharmonic, President, Since, The, Valerie Coleman, Year
related to "Piano Puzzler" · 12
Performance Today → Bruce, Bruce Adolphe, Fred Child, Keyboard Conundrum, Listeners, October, Piano Puzzler, Piano Puzzlers, Premiering, The, Three, With
related to "Music is Music" · 9
Performance Today → Each, Helado Negro, Julia Holter, Music, Recent, Spektral Quartet, Stereolab, Third Coast Percussion, Wilco
related to External links · 2
Performance Today → Performance Today Official, Puzzler Official
Country of origin · 1
Performance Today → United States
Genre · 1
Performance Today → Live concert selections worldwide
Home station · 1
Performance Today → American Public Media Saint Paul, MN
Hosted by · 1
Performance Today → Valerie Kahler

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Performance TodayCountry of originUnited States1.00infobox
Performance TodayGenreLive concert selections worldwide1.00infobox
Performance TodayHome stationAmerican Public Media Saint Paul, MN1.00infobox
Performance TodayHosted byValerie Kahler1.00infobox
Performance TodayLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
Performance TodayOriginal release1987 – present1.00infobox
Performance TodayRecording studioAPM studio at MPR1.00infobox
Performance TodayRunning time2 hours, daily1.00infobox
Performance TodaySyndicates237 NPR stations1.00infobox
Performance TodayWebsiteperformancetoday.org1.00infobox
Performance Todayis aclassical music radio program0.90text
Performance Todayrelated to "Classical Woman of the Year"Since0.60section

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