Performance Saturday
Saturdays, 7 p.m. on KPAC 88.3 FM
Each Saturday night, Texas Public Radio takes you to the stages of San Antonio and South Texas to hear the best in live classical music performance. Performance Saturday features both new and archive recordings from local and regional ensembles as well as touring performers making their way through South Texas. When available, interviews with the artists provide additional context and insight into the performances and the music.
Following the 'concert' broadcast, host Nathan Cone shares music selections from the KPAC library, focusing on new releases.
Broadcast made possible by MACSA - Musical Arts Center of San Antonio and Audio Geeks.
Latest Episodes
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The Orchestra San Antonio says this concert program was meant to be “a journey not by planes or trains, but through the music and imagination of summer adventures.” -
This concert from January, 2026 featured two works by the American composer Amy Beach, plus Maurice Ravel's classic String Quartet. The Balourdet Quartet performs for the San Antonio Chamber Music Society. -
Listen to a concert by the Lotus Quartet, recorded for the San Antonio Chamber Music Society on Nov. 15, 2025. The program includes a dozen pieces that highlight the classical versatility of the saxophone. -
On April 12, 2026, the storied walls of San Fernando Cathedral resonated with the brilliant artistry of pianist Young Sun Choi, presented by Musical Bridges Around the World. Enjoy her performance at the link, including music by J.S. Bach, Frederic Chopin, Carl Vine, and more. -
The concert, held in April at Trinity University, also served as a fundraiser for RAICES Texas. Hear the full performance at the link. -
Listen to this concert from The Orchestra San Antonio to hear "a single musical story unfolding across time," according to conductor Leonardo Pineda. -
Mezzo-soprano Crystal Jarrell Johnson shares two performances from earlier this year that are each "a beautiful meditation," including songs by Samuel Barber, Ralph Vaughan-Williams, and Giovanni Pergolesi's "Stabat Mater," sung as a duo with Angela Malek. -
A contest exclusively for community college students, the Jack Stone Awards present new music each spring on the campus of Northwest Vista College. Hear the Adelante Winds play the winning selections at the link. -
This all-American program, recorded for the San Antonio Chamber Music Society, includes music by Philip Glass, Kenji Bunch, and a unique arrangement for six performers of George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue." Hear the concert at the link. -
This concert from the Mid-Texas Symphony, recorded in Sept. 2025, features music by Igor Stravinsky, and Sergei Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2, featuring soloist Daria Rabotkina. "I could tell the orchestra was lifted up by her playing," said conductor Akiko Fujimoto. You can hear the results at the link.
