John Lemley | 29 MAY 2020
Orli Shaham
Listen to John Lemley’s interview with pianist and Bach Yard Playdates host Orli Shaham:
Orli Shaham’s Bach Yard is a live interactive concert series for children age 3-8. Founded by pianist Olri Shaham in 2010, it was originally called Baby Got Bach.
Shaham’s latest Bach Yard project is Bach Yard Playdates, is a new series of 5 to 10-minute videos of Bach Yard programming, hosted by Orli. The ten episodes are being rolled out weekly by Kaufman Music Center. The series is currently scheduled to run through June 28.
The new videos are hardly Shaham’s first forays into broadcasting and internet media. WQXR radio in New York City commissioned her to create original stories set to recorded music. The four episodes aired weekly in December 2019, and live on forever on WQXR’s website.
Shaham is also deep in the midst of recording all of Mozart’s piano sonatas. Volume 1 is due out later this year on the Canary Classics label, and she is currently sharing one movement of a sonata every week, at OrliShahamMozart.com. In addition, she has been guest host for several episodes From the Top episodes, and was recently named regular guest host and creative of the program.
Social media channels for Orli Shaham’s Bach Yard can be found on Facebook and Twitter ■
John Lemley is an Atlanta-based host and producer who has been a mainstay of the city’s media scene for over 20 years, first as an on-air host and producer at 90.1 WABE, then as host and producer of John Lemley’s City Café on 1690 WLMB. John currently serves as an investigative reporter for Nancy Grace’s Sirius XM radio program, Crime Stories.
Mark Gresham contributed the written portions of this post.
Thumbnail photo of Orli Shaham by Karjaka Studios
RECENT POSTS
Raven Chacon’s “Voiceless Mass” anchors an immersive evening with ensemble vim and Bent Frequency • 19 Oct 2026
New Jersey Symphony names Gaetan Le Divelec vice president of artistic planning and operations • 17 Oct 2026
.png){kind=logo}