This week's edition of 89.7's In Performance, which airs
Sunday at 5:30pm and showcases recordings made in Northeast
Ohio and of regional musicians, will include a tribute to
Margaret Baxtresser, who died this week.
Margaret Baxtresser performed in the US and internationally,
appearing as a recitalist and with orchestras including
the Cleveland Orchestra and Chicago Symphony. She was a
professor emeritus at Kent State University, and a beloved
member of the music community in Northeast Ohio. Baxtresser
studied with noted teachers Olga Samaroff Stokowski and
Charles de Bodo. She began her career early, appearing as
solist with the Detroit Symphony when she was just 13. Baxtresser
won the prestigious Naumburg Award in 1950, and was a recipient
of the Carnegie Hall and Michaels awards.
In a Spring 2004 interview, Baxtresser discusses issues of importance to her
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In the same interview, Baxtresser introduces us to her piano
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