The Polymath Bagpiper

Cristina Pato is a master gaita player and classical pianist from Galicia, Spain, who has been bringing cultures together with her music for two decades. She’s toured the world with Yo-Yo Ma’s Silkroad Ensemble, collaborated with renowned musicians in multiple genres, and recorded her own albums. She’s also an interdisciplinary educator at Harvard University and the University of California, Santa Barbara. Don’t miss her back story about Miles Davis’s landmark album Sketches of Spain. Special thanks to Connor Button for composing our theme music, and to Warren Lawrence for making the @RadioKingstonNY control room hum. Follow us on our Twitter @interruptshow and subscribe to our podcast, por favor.Cristina Pato, una mujer extraordinaria nacida en Galicia, España, es una aclamada gaitera y una maestra del piano clásico que lleva dos décadas contribuyendo a acercar culturas con su música. Ha girado el mundo en tours con Yo-Yo Ma’s Silkroad Ensemble, y colaborado en grabaciones y conciertos con artistas de reconocida fama mundial en las más variadas disciplinas. Cristina también es profesora en la universidad de Harvard y en la Universidad de California, Santa Barbara. No te pierdas su historia sobre los pormenores de la grabación del histórico album de Miles Davis, Sketches of Spain. Gracias especiales a Connor Button por componer la sintonía y Warren Lawrence por realizarlo en el control de @RadioKingstonNY. Síguenos en Twitter @interruptshow y suscríbete a nuestro podcast, por favor. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Om Podcasten

Don’t Interrupt Me, Por Favor is an interview show in Spanish and English for bilinguals and future bilinguals. Award-winning journalists Guillermo Fesser, Lisa Button, and Nick Leiber talk to bilingual guests navigating two worlds. The hosts and their guests speak the way many Spanish speakers in the U.S. do—in a mix of both languages. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.