Contemporary Classics March 10, 2026 Daníel Bjarnason, Frank Dupree, and Vivi Vassileva

Tonight on Contemporary Classics I am talking with composer and conductor Daníel Bjarnason, pianist Frank Dupree, and percussionist Vivi Vassileva who together have created and performed the works found on this new album The Grotesque & the Sublime.  The Grotesque & the Sublime was released a week ago Friday, February 27th on Sono Luminus Records. 


  • 8:00pm Contemporary Classics Introduction by Kirsten Volness: Nocturne on Pre-recorded (Pre-recorded)
  • 8:00pm Contemporary Classics March 10, 2026 Daníel Bjarnason, Frank Dupree, and Vivi Vassileva Part 1 by Daníel Bjarnason, Frank Dupree, and Vivi Vassileva on Contemporary Classics
  • 8:02pm Conversation with Daníel Bjarnason, Frank Dupree, and Vivi Vassileva by Daníel Bjarnason, Frank Dupree, and Vivi Vassileva with Dave Lake on live (live)
  • 8:11pm Contemporary Classics by Mid Hour break on Pre-recorded (Pre-recorded)
  • 8:12pm Conversation with Daníel Bjarnason, Frank Dupree, and Vivi Vassileva by Daníel Bjarnason, Frank Dupree, and Vivi Vassileva with Dave Lake on live (live)
  • 8:16pm Daníel Bjarnason: FEAST - I. a voluptuous scene that masquerade by Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Bjarnason conductor and pianist Frank Dupree on The Grotesque & the Sublime (Sono Luminus Records)
  • 8:20pm Conversation with Daníel Bjarnason, Frank Dupree, and Vivi Vassileva by Daníel Bjarnason, Frank Dupree, and Vivi Vassileva with Dave Lake on live (live)
  • 8:23pm Daníel Bjarnason: FEAST - II. the presence of a masked figure by Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Bjarnason conductor and pianist Frank Dupree on The Grotesque & the Sublime (Sono Luminus Records)
  • 8:27pm Conversation with Daníel Bjarnason, Frank Dupree, and Vivi Vassileva by Daníel Bjarnason, Frank Dupree, and Vivi Vassileva with Dave Lake on live (live)
  • 8:30pm Daníel Bjarnason: FEAST - III. the brazen lungs of the clock by Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Bjarnason conductor and pianist Frank Dupree on The Grotesque & the Sublime (Sono Luminus Records)
  • 8:32pm Conversation with Daníel Bjarnason, Frank Dupree, and Vivi Vassileva by Daníel Bjarnason, Frank Dupree, and Vivi Vassileva with Dave Lake on live (live)
  • 8:34pm Daníel Bjarnason: FEAST - IV. dance of the mummer by Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Bjarnason conductor and pianist Frank Dupree on The Grotesque & the Sublime (Sono Luminus Records)
  • 8:38pm Conversation with Daníel Bjarnason, Frank Dupree, and Vivi Vassileva by Daníel Bjarnason, Frank Dupree, and Vivi Vassileva with Dave Lake on live (live)
  • 8:39pm Daníel Bjarnason: FEAST - V. the revelation by Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Bjarnason conductor and pianist Frank Dupree on The Grotesque & the Sublime (Sono Luminus Records)
  • 8:42pm Conversation with Daníel Bjarnason, Frank Dupree, and Vivi Vassileva by Daníel Bjarnason, Frank Dupree, and Vivi Vassileva with Dave Lake on live (live)
  • 8:43pm Daníel Bjarnason: FEAST - VI. one by one dropped the revellers (danse macabre) by Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Bjarnason conductor and pianist Frank Dupree on The Grotesque & the Sublime (Sono Luminus Records)
  • 8:49pm Conversation with Daníel Bjarnason, Frank Dupree, and Vivi Vassileva by Daníel Bjarnason, Frank Dupree, and Vivi Vassileva with Dave Lake on live (live)
  • 8:51pm Daníel Bjarnason: FEAST - VII. dominion over all (skeleton procession) by Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Bjarnason conductor and pianist Frank Dupree on The Grotesque & the Sublime (Sono Luminus Records)
  • 8:53pm Conversation with Daníel Bjarnason, Frank Dupree, and Vivi Vassileva by Daníel Bjarnason, Frank Dupree, and Vivi Vassileva with Dave Lake on live (live)
  • 8:57pm Daníel Bjarnason: Fragile Hope: In memory of Jóhann Jóhannsson by Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Bjarnason conductor on The Grotesque & the Sublime (Sono Luminus Records)
  • 9:00pm Daníel Bjarnason: Fragile Hope: In memory of Jóhann Jóhannsson by Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Bjarnason conductor on The Grotesque & the Sublime (Sono Luminus Records)
  • 9:00pm Contemporary Classics March 10, 2026 Daníel Bjarnason, Frank Dupree, and Vivi Vassileva Part 2 by Daníel Bjarnason, Frank Dupree, and Vivi Vassileva on Contemporary Classics
  • 9:11pm Conversation with Daníel Bjarnason, Frank Dupree, and Vivi Vassileva by Daníel Bjarnason, Frank Dupree, and Vivi Vassileva with Dave Lake on live (live)
  • 9:21pm Daníel Bjarnason: Inferno - 1. The Bells by Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Bjarnason conductor with percussionist Vivi Vassileva on The Grotesque & the Sublime (Sono Luminus Records)
  • 9:35pm Contemporary Classics by Mid Hour break on Pre-recorded (Pre-recorded)
  • 9:37pm Conversation with Daníel Bjarnason, Frank Dupree, and Vivi Vassileva by Daníel Bjarnason, Frank Dupree, and Vivi Vassileva with Dave Lake on live (live)
  • 9:40pm Daníel Bjarnason: Inferno - 2. A Passage by Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Bjarnason conductor with percussionist Vivi Vassileva on The Grotesque & the Sublime (Sono Luminus Records)
  • 9:46pm Conversation with Daníel Bjarnason, Frank Dupree, and Vivi Vassileva by Daníel Bjarnason, Frank Dupree, and Vivi Vassileva with Dave Lake on live (live)
  • 9:48pm Daníel Bjarnason: Inferno - 3. Dark Shores by Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Bjarnason conductor with percussionist Vivi Vassileva on The Grotesque & the Sublime (Sono Luminus Records)
  • 9:59pm Conversation with Daníel Bjarnason, Frank Dupree, and Vivi Vassileva by Daníel Bjarnason, Frank Dupree, and Vivi Vassileva with Dave Lake on live (live)
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