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Violist Masumi Per Rostad takes you behind the scenes in conversations with fellow musicians and insiders from the world of classical music. Often recorded in the far-flung locales where chamber music is presented, Masumi invites you to listen and get a sense of what it is like to be on the road as a touring musician today. Since 2001, Masumi has been a member of the Grammy Award winning Pacifica Quartet. Regularly touring everywhere, they perform about 90 concerts a year together, teach at the University of Illinois and hold a residency at the University of Chicago. In the fall, the ensemble will join Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music as full-time faculty and Quartet-in-Residence. Originally from New York City’s East Village, Masumi has traded that tranquil existence for the bustling metropolis of downtown Bloomington, Indiana, where he tries to practice his viola, ride his bike, and aims to make all his own furniture... Hear the Pacifica Quartet in Classical New England's Fraser Performance Studio

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Boston, MA

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WGBH

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Violist Masumi Per Rostad takes you behind the scenes in conversations with fellow musicians and insiders from the world of classical music. Often recorded in the far-flung locales where chamber music is presented, Masumi invites you to listen and get a sense of what it is like to be on the road as a touring musician today. Since 2001, Masumi has been a member of the Grammy Award winning Pacifica Quartet. Regularly touring everywhere, they perform about 90 concerts a year together, teach at the University of Illinois and hold a residency at the University of Chicago. In the fall, the ensemble will join Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music as full-time faculty and Quartet-in-Residence. Originally from New York City’s East Village, Masumi has traded that tranquil existence for the bustling metropolis of downtown Bloomington, Indiana, where he tries to practice his viola, ride his bike, and aims to make all his own furniture... Hear the Pacifica Quartet in Classical New England's Fraser Performance Studio

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WGBH One Guest Street Boston, MA 02135 617-300-5400

Episodes

Violinist Vadim Gluzman

10/5/2012
Masumi talks with the Chicago-based, Russian-born, Israeli violinist Vadim Gluzman about how he came to the U.S., why he formed a music festival in Illinois, and the difference in the falafels of Israel and Dallas. (photo by Masumi Rostad)

Duration:00:10:42

Pianist Christopher Shih

6/1/2012
Masumi talks with pianist Christopher Shih, gastroenterologist and winner of the 2011 Van Cliburn International Competition for Outstanding Amateurs. (image by Wendy Harton Benner Photography)

Duration:00:10:19

Producer Judy Sherman

3/17/2012
In this episode, Judy Sherman talks with Masumi between Pacifica Quartet recording sessions about what she does as a producer and how recording has changed over time. She just won her umpteenth Grammy - this time for Producer of the Year!

Duration:00:13:55

Aaron Boyd of the Tucson Symphony

3/16/2012
Aaron Boyd is the concertmaster of the Tucson Symphony Orchestra and one of Masumi’s best friends. Here they are in Tucson shooting the breeze…with a right wing classical music rifle!

Duration:00:21:02

Violist Bernie Zaslav

3/15/2012
In this episode, Masumi talks with Bernie Zaslav. Name a quartet and it seems like he was a member at one point or another! They discuss his new memoir, “The Viola In My Life, An Alto Rhapsody.” Bernie has the best chuckle ever! (photo of Bernie Zaslav by

Duration:00:21:48

Michael Adams of Music in the Vineyards

3/14/2012
Summertime in Napa Valley is delicious! Michael Adams and his wife Daria really hit the nail on the head by starting a festival there! The Pacifica Quartet has been playing at Music in the Vineyards since 2004. In this conversation, Michael tells the story of how they did it. By the way, Masumi swears that the wine helps lubricate his vibrato…

Duration:00:17:54

Kazumi Minoguchi (a.k.a. Mino!) and Complete Beethoven in 48 Hours

3/13/2012
Performing the complete Beethoven cycle in 48 hours in Tokyo’s Suntory Hall was a crazy idea conceived in a bar in NYC between members of the Pacifica Quartet and Mino. This conversation with the quartet and Mino was recorded in a bar in Tokyo just after the cycle! Mission accomplished!!

Duration:00:10:24

Tim Munro of eighth blackbird

3/12/2012
In this episode, Masumi has a conversation with Tim Munro, flute player extraordinaire of new music ensemble, eighth blackbird. They discuss memorization of music, compare touring notes, the issues of joining an ensemble, and generally just laugh it up. (photo of Tim Munro by Luke Ratray)

Duration:00:37:54