Eric Kisch, resident in Cleveland, Ohio, was the host of a weekly classical musical programme, Musical Passions, on WCLV 104.9 between 2004 and 2020, and today teaches for Case Western University’s Laura and Alvin Siegal Lifelong Learning Program. Eric’s family fled Nazi-controlled Austria for Shanghai. After the Second World War, they emigrated to Australia. For many years Eric has been sharing his passion for music over the airwaves and he currently produces and hosts video podcasts for CityMusic Cleveland.
Many Happy Returns to radio/podcast host, and teacher, Eric Kisch, 86 today. For Eric – Richard Tauber sings Franz Lehár; Solomon plays Beethoven’s ‘Moonlight’ Sonata; Ida Haendel essays Saint‐Saëns’s Violin Concerto No.3; and Herbert Blomstedt conducts Beethoven’s Fourth Symphony.
