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Classical Californians: John Mario Di Costanzo | Tune in Wednesday at 7pm!
This week’s Classical Californian is conductor, pianist, and educator John Mario Di Costanzo, Music Director of the Temecula Valley Symphony and the Coachella Valley Symphony. He shares recordings of composers performing or conducting their own music, offering a unique perspective on how these works sound in the hands of their creators.
Featured selections include Igor Stravinsky conducting the "Danse Sacrale" from The Rite of Spring, Erich Wolfgang Korngold performing his own improvised piano fantasy on themes from Die tote Stadt, and Sergei Rachmaninoff conducting Vocalise with The Philadelphia Orchestra. Tune in Wednesday at 7PM!
Published on 10.31.2026
