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WCPE, The Classical Station, is a non-commercial, independent, listener-supported station serving the North Carolina Piedmont area, including Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill, with 100,000 watts of power on 89.7 FM. We have adhered to one philosophy since 1982: to deliver the finest classical music programming and the highest quality broadcast signal around the clock.

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The Classical Station’s interview with Karina Canellakis for Preview!

This week on Preview!, Rob Kennedy discusses Béla Bartok and the Netherlands’ devotion to art with conductor Karina Canellakis. Canellakis has held posts as a Chief Conductor and guest conductor with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the Dallas Symphony, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Recently, she led the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra in recording a collection of Bartok’s orchestral pieces, along with his Concerto for Orchestra.