Laura Van Abrams

Laura has been a classical music enthusiast as long as she can remember. When her elementary school hosted a production of Prokofiev’s “Peter and the Wolf” for the students, she was hooked. She began to play the flute at age of 9 and began volunteering in various capacities for arts organizations at a young age, which has continued throughout her life. An avid traveler, most of her adventures revolve around attending concerts, plays, and other arts and cultural events around the world as often as possible. Laura joined The Classical Station as a volunteer in late 2024, and is excited to be a part of sharing the joy of music with our listeners!

Now Playing

Selections from The Pines of Rome

Composed by

Ottorino Respighi/arr. Bruce Coughlin

Performed by

Chicago Symphony/Levine

Label

Walt Disney

Catalog Number

60986

Today's Playlist

11:59am Great Sonata for Guitar with Mandolin

Composed by

Niccolo Paganini (1782–1840)

Performed by

Troester/Tewes

12:22pm Concerto in D minor, RV 540

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Academy of Ancient Music/Manze

12:36pm Toccata from Le Tombeau de Couperin

Composed by

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Performed by

Van Cliburn

12:42pm Music selected by the announcer

1:00pm Piano Concerto in C

Composed by

Muzio Clementi (1752–1832)

Performed by

Spada/Philharmonia/d'Avalos

1:24pm String Quartet in G, Op. 54 No. 1

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Salomon Quartet

1:46pm Variations in E flat for Piano Trio, Op. 44

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Kempff/Szeryng/Fournier

2:02pm Suite for Flute and Harp, Op. 245 "The Garden of Adonis"

Composed by

Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000)

Performed by

Kondonassis/Zukerman

2:18pm Suite from Dardanus

Composed by

Jean Philippe Rameau (1683-1764)

Performed by

Orchestra of the 18th Century/Bruggen

2:44pm Dolly Suite, Op. 56

Composed by

Gabriel Faure, orch. by Henri Rabaud

Performed by

Seattle Symphony/Morlot

3:01pm Incidental Music from Pelleas and Melisande, Op. 46

Composed by

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan

3:34pm Jongo

Composed by

Paulo Bellinati (b.1950)

Performed by

Jason Vieaux

3:40pm Suite from Don Juan Ballet

Composed by

Christoph Willibald von Gluck (1714-1787)

Performed by

Rhine Chamber Orchestra of Cologne/Corazolla

4:00pm Dance from A Life for the Czar

Composed by

Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857)

Performed by

Tchaikovsky Moscow Radio Symphony/Fedoseyev

4:07pm Suite from Tafelmusik, Part III

Composed by

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

Performed by

Tafelmusik/Lamon

4:16pm March, Waltz and Polka

Composed by

Johann Schrammel/arr. Luis Grinhauz

Performed by

Musica Camerata Montreal

4:29pm Divertimento on Russian Songs, Op. 2

Composed by

Henri Rabaud (1873-1949)

Performed by

Loire Philharmonic/Derveaux

4:43pm Menuet Antique

Composed by

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Performed by

Paris Orchestra/Martinon

4:51pm March from The Nutcracker, Op. 71

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan

4:54pm Air from Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D, BWV 1068 "Air on the G String"

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan

5:01pm Havanaise, Op. 83

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Performed by

Chung/Royal Philharmonic/Dutoit

5:11pm Patrie Overture

Composed by

Georges Bizet (1838–1875)

Performed by

RTE National Symphony Orchestra/Tingaud

5:24pm Lachtäubchen, Op. 303, "Polka de WR"

Composed by

Franz Behr (1837-1898)

Performed by

Boris Giltburg

5:29pm Waltz Fantasie

Composed by

Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857)

Performed by

Tchaikovsky Moscow Radio Symphony/Fedoseyev

5:40pm Overture to William Tell

Composed by

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Performed by

Royal Promenade Orchestra/Gehardt

5:53pm Aubade from Nursery Suite

Composed by

Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

Performed by

Hallé Orchestra/Elder

6:00pm Finlandia, Op. 26

Composed by

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Performed by

Atlanta Symphony/Levi

6:09pm Cello Concerto in A minor, RV 422

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Harnoy/Toronto Chamber Orch/Robinson

6:22pm Lute Suite In E minor, BWV 996

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Yolanda Kondonassis

6:38pm Deep River

Composed by

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, arr. by Maud Powell

Performed by

Pine/Hagle

6:44pm Music selected by the announcer

7:01pm Drop The Needle with Vince Tillona

Performed by

Vince Tillona

7:03pm Drop the Needle with Vince Tillona

7:56pm Merry Widow Waltz

Composed by

Franz Lehar (1870-1948)

Performed by

Boston Pops/Fiedler

8:03pm Suite from The Golden Cockerel

Composed by

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)

Performed by

Boston Pops/Fiedler

8:30pm Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43

Composed by

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Performed by

Pennario/Boston Pops/Fiedler

8:54pm Suite from Jane Eyre

Composed by

John Williams (b.1932)

Performed by

Boston Pops/Williams

9:09pm Carmen Ballet

Composed by

Rodion Shchedrin, after Georges Bizet

Performed by

Boston Pops/Fiedler

9:49pm Dream Pantomime from Hansel and Gretel

Composed by

Engelburt Humperdinck (1854-1921)

Performed by

Boston Pops/Fiedler

10:00pm Clarinet Trio in B flat, Op. 11

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Members of New Vienna Octet

10:22pm String Sonata No. 4 in B flat

Composed by

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Performed by

I Solisti Veneti/Scimone

10:36pm Quintet in E flat for Piano & Winds, K. 452

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Dennis Brain Wind Ensemble

11:00pm Nocturne in E flat

Composed by

Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857)

Performed by

Susan Drake

11:06pm Cello Concerto No. 2 in D

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Tortelier/Wurttemberg Philharmonic/Faerber

11:36pm Evenings in Alsace, Op. 52

Composed by

Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937)

Performed by

Ensemble Vivant

11:52pm Music selected by the announcer