Classical Californians: Hunter Noack

This week on Classical Californians, we feature Hunter Noack, a pianist and the founder of IN A LANDSCAPE: Classical Music in the Wild, an outdoor concert series that brings a Steinway grand piano to parks, forests, deserts, and other natural settings across the American West. Based in Oregon and trained at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and the University of Southern California, Noack created the series in 2016 to connect audiences with both classical music and the outdoors. His work has included performances in California locations such as Yosemite and Joshua Tree National Parks, offering a unique way to experience music in the landscape itself.

Tchaikovsky: Waltz of the Flowers from Fantasia 1940 version, Leopold Stokowski, Philadelphia Orchestra

Alessandro Marcello: Oboe Concerto in D Minor, Hunter Noack

Fazıl Say: Kara Toprak (Black Earth), Hunter Noack

Poulenc: Salve Regina (from Dialogues des Carmélites), The Orchestra of the Paris National Opera, Pierre Dervaux conducting

Offenbach: Barcarolle "Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour" (from Les Contes d'Hoffmann), Jodie Devos, Adele Charvet, Munich Radio Orchestra, Laurent Campellone conducting

Schubert: Ständchen ("Serenade"), Hunter Noack, China Forbes, and Thomas Lauderdale

Fare Thee Well ("Dink's Song"), Hunter Noack, May Arden

John Cage: In a Landscape, Hunter Noack