Classical California to Pay Tribute to Producer Adam Abeshouse

The radio station and host Lara Downes will present performances from some of classical music's greatest artists whom Absehouse worked with

On October 21 at 8 PM PST, Classical California KUSC and pianist Lara Downes will present a special 4-hour tribute to beloved music producer Adam Abeshouse, who recently passed away from a battle with cancer.

"A retrospective of some of the spectacular music he created in this world as a legendary producer who worked with the greatest artists of our time," posted Downes. "You’ll hear performances from Joshua Bell, Garrick Ohlsson, the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio, Simone Dinnerstein, Time for Three, and many others, including some of the many recordings Adam and I made together over the years."

"This barely scratches the surface, but it gives you an idea of how much beauty Adam brought into the music world, and more than that, into the world at large. Please listen on air or online, and I hope you’ll support Adam’s legacy via his Classical Recording Foundation."

In 2002, Abeshouse founded the Classical Recording Foundation (CRF) in response to the growing need for artists not supported by major labels to record music with artistic freedom.

Abeshouse produced and engineered recordings for labels including Bridge, DG, SONY, Telarc, BMG, ANGEL-EMI, Naxos, Hyperion, ASV, Arabesque, and Harmonia Mundi Cala.

In 1999, he won the GRAMMY Award for Classical Producer of the Year and was nominated again in 2003. He won again in the Best Classical Instrumental Solo Performance category for producing and engineering Garrick Ohlsson’s Beethoven Sonatas, Vol. 3. His most recent GRAMMY win was for Best Classical Instrumental Solo for his work on Time For Three’s (TF3) album Letters For The Future. His accolades also included two Echo Klassik awards.