One Symphony with Devin Patrick Hughes

A podcast that explores classical music’s relevance in our modern lives. Conductor Devin Patrick Hughes will share with you stories and conversations with musicians, composers, and artistic entrepreneurs that aim to unite us into one symphonic world.

One Symphony with Devin Patrick Hughes is a music podcast hosted by Devin Patrick Hughes, with 67 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Devin Patrick Hughes hosts One Symphony with Devin Patrick Hughes, a music show with 67 episodes published.

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  Inside Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas with Pianist David Korevaar

  Apr 13, 202639 minS0

  <p >Host and conductor Devin Patrick Hughes welcomes pianist David Korevaar to One Symphony for a rich conversation on Beethoven’s piano sonatas and Korevaar’s newly released complete recording of the cycle on Prospero Classical. Together they explore why Beethoven still feels so relevant today, how the sonatas trace his artistic evolution, and why they can feel like the closest thing we have to a musical autobiography.</p> <p >The conversation moves from the familiar nicknamed sonatas — including the Moonlight, Tempest, and Les Adieux — into the deeper world of Beethoven’s middle and late periods, from the symphonic scale of works l...

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  Composer Lesley Barber: The Intimacy of Film Music

  Jan 30, 202638 minS0

  <p>In this episode of One Symphony, conductor Devin Patrick Hughes sits down with acclaimed film and television composer Lesley Barber for a wide-ranging, behind-the-scenes conversation about writing music that reveals what characters can’t say out loud.</p> <p>Lesley shares how improvising and composing before formal training shaped her voice, how pop, R&B, and composers like Schubert, Bach, and Chopin influenced her musical language, and why her chamber-score approach to Maurice Sendak’s Little Bear became so enduring that listeners now pass it down to the next generation. The conversation then dives deep into Manchester by the Sea—...

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  Afro Bach, Rhythm, and Breaking Musical Walls — Joachim Horsley

  Jan 21, 202637 minS0

  <p>In this episode of One Symphony, conductor Devin Patrick Hughes sits down with pianist/composer Joachim Horsley to explore Afro-Cuban rhythm, genre “walls,” and what orchestras can learn from dance-driven music. Horsley shares how he got “fired” from classical piano lessons, why rhythm is the “warrior that carries the message,” and how Afro Bachreimagines Bach through Caribbean and Latin frameworks—without losing the soul of the original.</p> <p>Episode excerpts include:</p> <p>“Bach’s Cuban Concerto for Piano and Tres”</p> <p>“Beethoven in Havana”</p> <p>“African Partita (Afro Bach Overture)”</p> <p>“Bach Cumbia”</p> <p>“Afrobeats Prelude and Amapian...

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  John Williams: A Composer’s Life — with author Tim Greiving

  Nov 24, 20251h 2mS0

  <p>Conductor Devin Patrick Hughes sits down with author and USC musicology instructor Tim Greiving to dive into John Williams: A Composer’s Life (OUP)—the first full-scale biography of the world’s most beloved film composer. Greiving traces a lifelong fandom that began with a Jurassic Park cassette, then details the five-year journey of the book: 5:30 a.m. writing rituals, a year of archival research, and rare long-form conversations with Williams at the Amblin bungalow. Together they explore Williams’ jazz and Great American Songbook roots, his Brahms-leaning aesthetic, and how he revived—and refined—the classic Hollywood symphonic tradition with Spielbe...

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  Beethoven: Triumph Over Adversity with John Suchet Part 2

  Sep 22, 202542 minS0

  <p>In the second half of a special two part conversation, conductor Devin Patrick Hughes speaks with broadcaster and author John Suchet in Part 2 of a special two-part One Symphony series on Beethoven, based on Suchet’s new book In Search of Beethoven: A Personal Journey.</p> <p>This episode explores Beethoven’s life in Vienna — his patrons, performance venues, and independence as a composer. We also dive into his personal struggles, including his court battle for custody of his nephew Karl and his gradual onset of deafness, described as the “worst fate for a musician.”</p> <p>Through it all, Beeth...

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