Brian Lauritzen
@brianlauritzen.bsky.social
3-8p weekdays on KUSC | nationally-syndicated host of LA Phil radio broadcasts | classical music enthusiast/advocate | opinions mine | he/him
That thing where your Sunday at home concludes with you and your 14-month-old searching for your belly buttons, turning light switches on and off, and putting underwear on your head. #WeekendWarrior
September 8, 2025 at 12:30 AM
That thing where your Sunday at home concludes with you and your 14-month-old searching for your belly buttons, turning light switches on and off, and putting underwear on your head. #WeekendWarrior
Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum
Doctor Atomic
Doctor Granvil
Doctor Miracle
“Doctor” Despina
The Doctor in Wozzeck…okay, maybe not
Doctor Atomic
Doctor Granvil
Doctor Miracle
“Doctor” Despina
The Doctor in Wozzeck…okay, maybe not
Doctors I will consult with before RFK Jr.
—Doc Martens
—Dr. Scholl
—Dr. Doolittle
—Dr. J
—Doc Rivers
—Dr. McDreamy
—Doc (Snow White)
—Dr. Adam Bricker (I’m old); “The Love Boat”)
—Dr. Robby
—Dr. Bombay (again, old); “Bewitched”)
—The doctor in Prince’s “Purple Rain” band
Who am I missing?
—Doc Martens
—Dr. Scholl
—Dr. Doolittle
—Dr. J
—Doc Rivers
—Dr. McDreamy
—Doc (Snow White)
—Dr. Adam Bricker (I’m old); “The Love Boat”)
—Dr. Robby
—Dr. Bombay (again, old); “Bewitched”)
—The doctor in Prince’s “Purple Rain” band
Who am I missing?
September 6, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum
Doctor Atomic
Doctor Granvil
Doctor Miracle
“Doctor” Despina
The Doctor in Wozzeck…okay, maybe not
Doctor Atomic
Doctor Granvil
Doctor Miracle
“Doctor” Despina
The Doctor in Wozzeck…okay, maybe not
Yup. Yesterday was horrible.
L.A. classical station KUSC slashes staff after federal funding cuts to public radio
The USC-owned station, known as Classical California, lost $1.1 million that was previously allocated by the Corp. for Public Broadcasting.
www.latimes.com
August 29, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Yup. Yesterday was horrible.
i see your "on stage naked" anxiety dream and raise you "at the podium realizing you brought the wrong eulogy and don't know anything about the actual dead guy"
August 12, 2025 at 4:56 PM
i see your "on stage naked" anxiety dream and raise you "at the podium realizing you brought the wrong eulogy and don't know anything about the actual dead guy"
Y’all. Neither Itzhak Perlman nor Yo-Yo Ma is in the hospital. Can we stop with the fake AI content sharing, please?
August 7, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Y’all. Neither Itzhak Perlman nor Yo-Yo Ma is in the hospital. Can we stop with the fake AI content sharing, please?
when you discover a secret headphone jack in the studio that revolutionizes the ergonomics of your daily workflow and also the united states senate votes to eliminate your federal funding
July 18, 2025 at 12:26 AM
when you discover a secret headphone jack in the studio that revolutionizes the ergonomics of your daily workflow and also the united states senate votes to eliminate your federal funding
RIP Charles Burrell, WWII Veteran and the first Black musician to sign a contract with an American orchestra, who passed away this week at the age of 104. www.cpr.org/2025/06/17/c...
Classical bass legend Charlie Burrell dies at 104
The “Jackie Robinson of classical music” and former Denver Symphony Orchestra bassist called Colorado home for much of his life.
www.cpr.org
June 21, 2025 at 5:14 PM
RIP Charles Burrell, WWII Veteran and the first Black musician to sign a contract with an American orchestra, who passed away this week at the age of 104. www.cpr.org/2025/06/17/c...
One of the darkest days for Public Media.
June 12, 2025 at 8:26 PM
One of the darkest days for Public Media.
🧵 Everything you've heard until now is just conjecture. But now that the White House has officially delivered its recission bill to Congress, we now have clarity with regard to funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
June 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
🧵 Everything you've heard until now is just conjecture. But now that the White House has officially delivered its recission bill to Congress, we now have clarity with regard to funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
May 12, 2025 at 6:11 PM
I suppose it shouldn’t surprise us that a guy who would write a 20-page letter to a woman spelling out how their marriage was gonna work would also be the same guy who wrote massive symphonies, all of which are at least an hour long.
Can't imagine what it must've felt like to be Mahlersplained to.
Can't imagine what it must've felt like to be Mahlersplained to.
May 7, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I suppose it shouldn’t surprise us that a guy who would write a 20-page letter to a woman spelling out how their marriage was gonna work would also be the same guy who wrote massive symphonies, all of which are at least an hour long.
Can't imagine what it must've felt like to be Mahlersplained to.
Can't imagine what it must've felt like to be Mahlersplained to.
I am deeply weary of hearing management speak about the need for workers to “acknowledge the seriousness of the financial circumstances confronting our institution.” That’s literally YOUR job, manager dude.
www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
Tensions flare at Michael Tilson Thomas tribute as S.F. Symphony musicians protest contract cuts
San Francisco Symphony musicians handed out leaflets at MTT’s 80th birthday concert, accusing leadership of jeopardizing its artistic legacy.
www.sfchronicle.com
April 30, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I am deeply weary of hearing management speak about the need for workers to “acknowledge the seriousness of the financial circumstances confronting our institution.” That’s literally YOUR job, manager dude.
www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
Thank you, MTT. 💙
April 28, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Thank you, MTT. 💙
I’ve always resonated with @komaniecki.bsky.social’s advocacy for playing with your children (as if that was a thing that needed advocacy), but as a relatively recent new dad (8 mos. in), I have a deepened sense of being simply flabbergasted at the cesspool of the “nah I’m good” folks.
March 10, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I’ve always resonated with @komaniecki.bsky.social’s advocacy for playing with your children (as if that was a thing that needed advocacy), but as a relatively recent new dad (8 mos. in), I have a deepened sense of being simply flabbergasted at the cesspool of the “nah I’m good” folks.
I have neither the time nor the patience to go thru the replies/quotes to find Microtonal Guy™️, but I guarantee you he’s in there somewhere…
Music fans what’s your favourite note? I’d have to say mine is Middle C. You just can’t beat the classics!
March 8, 2025 at 5:28 AM
I have neither the time nor the patience to go thru the replies/quotes to find Microtonal Guy™️, but I guarantee you he’s in there somewhere…
Sitting here on the eve of the first KUSC Pledge Drive since the SoCal wildfires and I hope we all understand that this is immensely difficult for all of us who are on the air and that music is a thing that is inspiring but has its limitations and the point of all of this is community.
March 2, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Sitting here on the eve of the first KUSC Pledge Drive since the SoCal wildfires and I hope we all understand that this is immensely difficult for all of us who are on the air and that music is a thing that is inspiring but has its limitations and the point of all of this is community.
Grumpy Old-Man Brian surfacing here to complain about the iPhone email update. So, some tech bro in Palo Alto gets to decide which emails I am allowed to see?
(I know, I know, you can shut it off…and I have…but still.)
(I know, I know, you can shut it off…and I have…but still.)
February 25, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Grumpy Old-Man Brian surfacing here to complain about the iPhone email update. So, some tech bro in Palo Alto gets to decide which emails I am allowed to see?
(I know, I know, you can shut it off…and I have…but still.)
(I know, I know, you can shut it off…and I have…but still.)
Trombone Shorty just joined Ray Charles at the top of the list of iconic performances of America the Beautiful
February 9, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Trombone Shorty just joined Ray Charles at the top of the list of iconic performances of America the Beautiful
Three weeks ago, the #EatonFire was blazing its now infamous paths of destruction, including melting some of the transmission lines for the #KUSC transmitter tower on Mt. Harvard.
This morning, here's the view from our tower.
This morning, here's the view from our tower.
January 27, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Three weeks ago, the #EatonFire was blazing its now infamous paths of destruction, including melting some of the transmission lines for the #KUSC transmitter tower on Mt. Harvard.
This morning, here's the view from our tower.
This morning, here's the view from our tower.
“Our daily lives have been mangled beyond recognition. There have been deaths, there has been destruction, everybody, everywhere, nobody is keeping score, it’s all bad and it all requires a resilience that was on full, powerful display everywhere last week.”
www.latimes.com/sports/story...
www.latimes.com/sports/story...
Plaschke: The unbearable guilt of losing nothing — and everything — in the Altadena wildfire
L.A. Times sports columnist Bill Plaschke feels equally grateful and guilty that his home in Altadena was spared as wildfire ravaged his neighborhood.
www.latimes.com
January 17, 2025 at 5:39 AM
“Our daily lives have been mangled beyond recognition. There have been deaths, there has been destruction, everybody, everywhere, nobody is keeping score, it’s all bad and it all requires a resilience that was on full, powerful display everywhere last week.”
www.latimes.com/sports/story...
www.latimes.com/sports/story...
Some KUSC news here, courtesy of our chief engineer—and probably the kindest man in all of public radio—Ron Thompson.
www.radioworld.com/news-and-bus...
www.radioworld.com/news-and-bus...
Southern California Wildfires Test Broadcasters’ Resilience - Radio World
As firefighters work to contain the Eaton and Palisades fires, engineers are working to ensure broadcast signals serving greater Los Angeles stay on the air.
www.radioworld.com
January 14, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Some KUSC news here, courtesy of our chief engineer—and probably the kindest man in all of public radio—Ron Thompson.
www.radioworld.com/news-and-bus...
www.radioworld.com/news-and-bus...
Having been through this multiple times with family and friends who both lost everything in a fire and those who did not…a few thoughts about what they/we need at this time:
January 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Having been through this multiple times with family and friends who both lost everything in a fire and those who did not…a few thoughts about what they/we need at this time:
SoCal: let’s be sad together. Let’s grieve together. Let’s rebuild together. Let’s lift each other up together. Whatever we do, let’s do it together.
January 9, 2025 at 5:52 AM
SoCal: let’s be sad together. Let’s grieve together. Let’s rebuild together. Let’s lift each other up together. Whatever we do, let’s do it together.