Frank Zappa's "Ruth is Sleeping" leads off Canadian born pianist Mark Andre Hamelin's new Hyperion cd "Found Objects/Sound Objects" with Salvatore Martirano heard in "Stuck on Stella," "The Perilous Night" by John Cage, Stefan Wolpe with "Passacaglia," "Refrain" by his friend Yehudi Wyner and "Hexensabbat" written by the pianist. On January 12, 2026, Mark-Andre Hamelin will have his Pittsburgh recital debut for Chamber Music Pittsburgh playing Concord Sonata by Charles Ives, Forest Scenes by Robert Schumann and Gaspard de la Nuit by Ravel.

He tells Jim Cunningham he listens to radio WCRB all day being married to pianist and announcer Cathy Fuller. Nearing 100 CDs in his catalog, he says he likes to stay busy. He's been named a member of the Order of Canada and honored by Quebec for his start in Montreal then heading to Temple in Philadelphia and concertizing around the globe but only a few stops in Pittsburgh including Heinz Hall with the Turangalila Symphony by Olivier Messaien and the Ellen Zwilich Piano Concerto. Thanks for tuning in to WQED's Voice of the Arts, Pittsburgh's trusted
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