Classical Tahoe on PBS Reno features Classical Tahoe’s season in a free six-part documentary style series of performances, musician interviews, and behind the scenes glimpses of the festival.
The Classical Tahoe broadcast initiative allows anyone to enjoy a Classical Tahoe concert from anywhere around the world. So far, over 300,000 people worldwide experience Classical Tahoe through our live-streams and broadcast series on PBS.
In May 2022, Season 1 was awarded the International Communicators Award of Distinction. Classical Tahoe is grateful to PBS Reno for its continued partnership in sharing Classical Tahoe with public television viewers across the country and around the world. All 5 seasons of the Classical Tahoe series are available to watch for on-demand at pbsreno.org and through the PBS Video App.
Experience the magic of music with Classical Tahoe on PBS
Season 5
Episode 506
Performances include music by Duke Ellington, Ludwig van Beethoven, Antonio Vivaldi, Claude Debussy and Sergei Prokofiev.
FEATURING:
The Classical Tahoe Orchestra
Eric Jacobsen,conductor
Ruth Reinhardt, conductor
Jonathan Darlington, conductor
Laura Hamilton, violin
Cynthia Rhys, narrator
Season 4
Episode 402
Performances include music by William Grant Still, Max Bruch, and Antonín Dvořák.
FEATURING:
The Classical Tahoe Orchestra
Ruth Reinhardt, conductor
Daniela Candillari, conductor
Emmanuel Ceysson, harp
Irina Meachem, piano
Daniel Khalikov, Tessa Lark, and Sarah Vonsattel, violin
Katarzyna Bryla-Weiss, Désirée Elsevier, and Milan Milisavljević, viola
Winona Zelenka, cello
Episode 403
Performances include music by Francis Poulenc, Claude Debussy, Lotta Wennäkoski, and Heitor Villa-Lobos.
FEATURING:
The Classical Tahoe Orchestra
Ruth Reinhardt, conductor
Daniela Candillari, conductor
Érik Gratton, flute
Emmanuel Ceysson, harp
Milan Milisavljević, viola
Frank Olivier, juggler
Gilles Vonsattel, piano
Season 3
Episode 303
Performances include music by Johannes Brahms, Josef Haydn and Sergei Rachmaninoff.
FEATURING:
The Classical Tahoe Orchestra
Ken-David Masur, conductor
Jonathan Darlington, conductor
David Chan, conductor
Sarah Vonsattel, violin
Winona Zelenka, cello
Nathan Hughes, oboe
Whitney Crockett, bassoon
Season 2
Episode 206
Performances from the “Brubeck at 100” program with the Brubeck Brothers Quartet.
FEATURING:
The Classical Tahoe Orchestra
Gabriela Díaz Alatriste, conductor
Laura Hamilton, violin
Billy Hunter, trumpet
Brubeck Brothers Quartet with Chris Brubeck, Dan Brubeck, Mike DeMicco, and Chuck Lamb
Season 1
In Summer 2020, Classical Tahoe pivoted from an Orchestra Festival to a Chamber Music Series despite the challenges of the pandemic and the loss of Maestro Joel Revzen.
PBS Reno brings viewers 6 episodes of performances, musician interviews, and behind the scenes glimpses from the three-week Chamber Music Series.
Watch Locally on PBS Reno
Beginning in June, 2025, PBS Reno will broadcast Classical Tahoe (Season 5) on Sundays at 4pm Pacific. Watch locally on PBS Reno – channel 5.1 via broadcast television, satellite, YouTubeTV, Direct TV, AT&T, Spectrum cable, or via the local livestream at https://www.pbsreno.org/
PBS Reno is available for cable and satellite service subscribers in northern Nevada and northeastern California. Channels may differ depending on where you live, so check your local cable provider for more information. You can also turn on your local PBS station, and if it says PBS Reno in the lower right-hand corner, you’re in the right place!
Questions? E-mail: info@classicaltahoe.org
Watch Worldwide
PBS Reno Website
All episodes will be available on-demand free of charge at PBSReno.org/ClassicalTahoe. New episodes will be available within 24 hours of their on-air debut. This content is available to watch anytime worldwide through PBSreno.org and will continue to be hosted indefinitely.
PBS Video App
Watch free of charge on the PBS Video App on your smart TV, iOS device, or Android device. Simply search for Classical Tahoe to view the performances. The PBS Video app does not require membership or any purchase and is available worldwide.
The five seasons of the Classical Tahoe Series on PBS Reno are generously underwritten by the FS Foundation.
With deep appreciation, we thank the following partners for bringing Classical Tahoe to the homes of thousands of viewers through Season’s 2024 PBS Reno Classical Tahoe Broadcast Series.
Carol Franc Buck Foundation
Dick and Charlotte McConnell
FS Foundation
Ian Weiss
Nevada Arts Council/NEA
PBS Reno
Reno Tahoe