Conversations with the Music Director and guest artists that open up the music behind each program. Current and past discussions live here, so check back often.
April 6, 2026
ACO Music Director, David Amado, sits down with principal horn Karen Schubert to discuss the Masterworks IV program, offering insight into Mozart’s Horn Concerto No. 4…
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March 16, 2026
ACO Music Director, David Amado has an in-depth conversation with guest cellist, Julian Shwarz, about the performance of Paul Frucht’s “Finding Religion” and Beethoven’s Symphony No.…
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January 9, 2026
ACO Music Director talks with ACO pianist, Tao Lin, featured on the Masterworks I, January 2026 concert program. Learn more about Saint-Saëns’ Piano Concerto No. 5, op.103…
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October 3, 2025
ACO Music Director talks with ACO guest organist, Andrew Galuska, about the Masterworks IV, April 2025 concert program. Learn more about Parker’s Concerto for Organ.
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March 12, 2025
Maestro David Amado sits with our Concertmaster and MWIII Guest Artist, Leonid Sigal. Learn more about Vieuxtemps Violin Concerto No. 5 and more! Tickets are available…
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March 5, 2025
Maestro David Amado interviews our first Guest Artist of the Masterworks Series Season, Lindsay Garritson. Lindsay is our piano soloist, performing Rachmaninoff’s Concerto No. 2 for…
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February 1, 2025
Maestro David Amado sits with our upcoming Guest Artist, French Horn Player Karen Schubert. Learn more about Mozart's Horn Concerto No. 4 in E Flat Major…
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April 7, 2023
Maestro David Amado and guest artist and harpist, Bridget Kibbey, met over Zoom to discuss the upcoming Masterworks IV Concert and the specially composed harp concerto…
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March 10, 2023
Earlier this week, Maestro David Amado and guest artist, Ansel Norris, met over Zoom to discuss the upcoming Masterworks III. Trumpeter Ansel Norris has gathered acclaim…
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February 10, 2023
Earlier this week, Maestro David Amado and guest artist, Drew Peterson, met over Zoom to discuss the upcoming Masterworks II concert, titled “Enchanted”. Petersen, an acclaimed…
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January 20, 2023
Maestro David Amado and Guest Artist, Leonid Sigal, sat down over Zoom to discuss the upcoming Masterworks I concert which features beautiful pieces by Bernstein, Korngold, and Dvořák.…
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Listen as Maestro David Amado discusses our upcoming Masterworks I concert which has an exciting “All-American” theme and features compositions by Bernstein, Korngold, and Dvorak. Learn…
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November 6, 2020
October 9, 2020
September 24, 2020
Welcome to Behind the Baton featuring conversations with Conductor, David Amado, ACO musicians, and more. In this inaugural session, David Amado and Executive Director, Cindy Roden…
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August 5, 2020
ACO MUSIC · Kay Kemper, Gold
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June 1, 2020
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March 2, 2020
Students of the Treasure Coast Symphony received side by side coaching with musicians from the Atlantic Classical Orchestra thanks to the generous support of Women Supporting the…
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October 22, 2018
Emily Ruth Allen, Ph.D. Candidate in Musicology (Florida State University) Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) is one of the most well-known figures from the Western classical tradition.…
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April 3, 2018
Our guest artist, Alon Goldstein and his thoughts on Prokofiev. German culture – it’s strong influence and how composers found new sources of inspiration. This whole period…
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March 27, 2018
SUNNY. PASTORAL. HAIR-RAISING! Okay, Johannes Brahms. Johannes Brahms is one of classical music’s grumpiest composers so he really just had a problem with other people. There’s…
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March 12, 2018
Mozart High-Voltage Drama! Mozart was a fast worker. In the summer of 1788, he wrote his final three symphonies—each one a monument of classical style. His…
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March 7, 2018
So Rare. So Incredibly Beautiful. So Mozart. In 1778, Mozart visited Paris for the second time. He found himself employed, partly, by a flutist— aristocrat to teach composition…
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March 2, 2018
Mozart wrote 13 serenades— four of which have a reference to ‘night’ in the title—including the one we are playing on Masterworks 3—Serenata Notturna. The word…
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February 26, 2018
Did you know that Mozart rarely revised what he wrote? Or that he proposed marriage to Marie Antoinette? Find out more about the fascinating life of…
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February 5, 2018
We’ve got something better than chocolate! Music Director, David Amado gives us some insights on what makes this next Masterworks Series, Songs & Dances, a great…
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January 28, 2018
Have you ever wondered if the Maestro needs to know how to play every instrument or what he is listening to on his iPad or in…
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January 11, 2018
This January three communities are coming together to perform one of the most significant works in Western music, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. Three choirs from across…
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November 2, 2016
Featured in our inaugural post is principal flutist, Tina Apelgren who has been with the ACO since its inception. Tina is one of the most sought…
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