Composer Six of Six (feat. Karla Donehew Pérez)
Loki chats with Catalyst Quartet violinist Karla Donehew Pérez about the release of Vol. 4 of "Uncovered", featuring the first complete coll...
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TRILLOQUY
CLASSICAL MUSIC has been misappropriated as a musical genre and a culture rooted in the aesthetics of Western Europe. TRILLOQUY is the weekly podcast built to DECOLONIZE the traditional defi...
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Opus 282 - "In the Fight" (feat. Cedric Mayfield)
Loki chats with recently retired United States Coast Guard Band member Cedric Mayfield about life in the military as a musician, the challen...
Opus 281 - Preserving Culture (feat. Dane Lam)
Loki chats with conductor Dane Lam about his work on three continents and what it looks like to celebrate and preserve culture within differ...
Opus 280 - "The Next Festival" (feat. Peter Askim)
Peter Askim is transforming the way the next generation of artists are entering the orchestral field with a summer festival celebrated for i...
Opus 279 - "Beethoven in Havana" (feat. Joachim Horsley)
Joachim Horsley is a composer and performer whose fusion of Western European classical and Afro-Caribbean music has earned him praise and no...
Opus 278 - "Three Bones" (feat. David Harrington)
Loki chats with founding member of the Kronos Quartet, David Harrington, about the group's work over the past 50 years and their new project...
Opus 277 - "America/Beautiful" (feat. Min Kwon)
"America/Beautiful" is a project by pianist and arts advocate Min Kwon, in which she has commissioned a diverse group of more than 70 of tod...
Opus 276 - "Adorations" (feat. Devin Moore)
Loki chats with Devin Moore of the Isidore String Quartet about life as a professional chamber musician, what it looks like to help people r...
Opus 275 - "The Firebird" (feat. Jeri Lynne Johnson)
On April 16-19, 2026 the Gateways Music Festival will join forces with the Dance Theatre of Harlem to present Igor Stravinsky's "Firebird",...
Opus 274 - "When the Caged Bird Sings" (feat. Nkeiru Okoye)
On March 27, 2026, Naxos Records released "When the Caged Bird Sings" - a new work for orchestra, chorus, and soloists by composer Nkeiru Ok...
Opus 273 - "Black Being" (feat. Nathalie Joachim)
Loki chats with Nathalie Joachim about the recent release of "Black Being", a four-movement work by Nathalie and Allison Loggins-Hull featur...
Opus 272 - "Negro Melodies" (feat. Michael Repper)
In late 2025, violinist Curtis Stewart, Maestro Michael Repper and the National Philharmonic reunited in concert at The Music Center at Stra...
Opus 271 - "The Game of Risk" (feat. Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol)
Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol is a Turkish-born musician and composer whose work has been described as "multiculturalism [that] is not touristy, but r...
Opus 270 - The Tenure Denial and The Comeback (feat. Josh Jones)
When Josh Jones was denied tenure at the Kansas City Symphony, he alleged racism and the world listened. He joins Loki to tell his story, sh...
Opus 269 - "Be The Sky" (feat. Tenzin Choegyal)
Raised in exile, composer Tenzin Choegyal has spent his career highlighting the beauty of Tibetan culture, Buddhist philosophy, and human co...
Opus 268 - Champions for the Arts (feat. Donna Walker-Kuhne)
Donna Walker-Kuhne is celebrated as the nation’s foremost expert in audience development by the Arts & Business Council, and has devoted her...
Opus 267 - "Casting the Pit" (feat. Joe LaRocca)
As the orchestral field continues to face its relative lack of diversity on stage, Joe LaRocca has dedicated work toward raising awareness a...
Opus 266 - "American Mirror" (feat. Josh Jones and Bill Neri)
Josh Jones and Bill Neri join Loki Karuna to chat about the new album from Sphinx Virtuosi: American Mirror. Loki explores his history with...
Opus 265 - "Surf, Sand, and Cinema" (feat. Stefan Thompson)
Stefan Thompson is a composer whose works celebrate the beautifully diverse aesthetics and traditions of his Bahamian home. He joins Loki to...
Opus 264 - Executive Director Duties (feat. Monica Ellis)
Monica Ellis has blazed a trail in "classical" music for nearly 30 years as a founding member of the historic Imani Winds ensemble. She join...