News & Events
Recent press coverage, as well as historic articles and interviews are listed here.
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Articles & Interviews
March 3, 2025 | Slipped Disc | “Ginette DePreist has published a memoir of her late husband James DePreist.” Watch the video below or online.
February 28, 2025 | KGW8 | “Legendary classical maestro James DePreist’s legacy shines in widow’s memoir” by Brittany Smith. Watch the video segment that aired on the station and read the full article here.
February 24, 2025 | KPTV Fox 12 Oregon | Mia Villanueva talks with Ginette DePreist about her life with her late husband, James DePreist, in an interview described as an “ode to one of the greats and one of the firsts.” The interview features clips from the station’s 1992 profile of the maestro. Watch the interview here.
November 18, 2024 | Book Q&As with Deborah Kalb | “Q&A with Ginette DePreist.” Deborah Kalb interviews author Ginette DePreist about her memoir and life with her late husband, James DePreist. Read the interview here.
November 15, 2024 | KATU : AM Northwest | “Ginette DePreist Pens Memoir Reach Up: My Beautiful Journey with James DePreist.” Author Ginette DePreist joins AM Northwest host Helen Raptis in conversation. Watch the interview here (duration 00:08:01).
June 18, 2024 | WRTI 90.1 FM | Ginette DePreist with Susan Lewis. “James DePreist is remembered as more than a pioneering conductor in a memoir by his widow, Ginette.” Read the article here, or listen to the interview here (duration 18:36 min.).
Past Interviews & Press
February 8, 2013 | WTRI 90.1 FM | “Remembering Pioneering American Conductor, Poet and Anime Inspiration James DePreist” by Anastasia Tsioulcas. Read the article here.
2023 | Philadelphia Music Alliance | James DePreist is inducted into the Philadelphia Music Alliance’s Walk of Fame. Read the maestro’s profile here.
2014 | Classical 90.5 WUOL Louisville | Audio profile of James DePreist. Produced and narrated by Daniel Gilliam, written by John Biewen. Listen to the tribute online here (duration 00:03:00).
May 11, 2005 | NPR.org | Roy Hunt profiles James DePreist for NEWS & NOTES. “Today noted conductor James DePreist leaves for Japan to take the reins of that country’s most celebrated orchestra. NPR’s Roy Hurst sat down with DePreist in New York. He reports on one man’s extraordinary life.” Read the transcript here.
1966 | Studs Terkel Radio Archive | “Interviewing Marian Anderson and James DePreist” Marian Anderson, soloist, and James DePreist, conductor, sit down with Studs Terkel prior to their Grand Park Weekend Concert to discuss their experiences in music. Click on the links below to listen to the interview or read the transcript online: