Fred Child
Narrator
Fred Child is an Emmy Award-winning classical music media host and personality. He’s Host and Senior Editor of the most listened-to classical music radio program in America, APM’s Performance Today.
He’s also Commentator and Announcer for Live from Lincoln Center on PBS. And he hosts musical events on stages across the country and around the world, enlightening and inspiring classical music audiences of all ages and backgrounds. While growing up in Portland, Oregon, Fred studied classical piano, and he has a remarkably wide range of musical experience. He dabbles in guitar, percussion, and bagpipes. One of his bands once opened for the Grateful Dead at the Oakland Coliseum. He has narrated musical works at festivals around the country. He leads annual international musical tours. His acting debut came in a feature-length video commissioned for the Partita for Solo Violin by Philip Glass.
Fred loves baseball (throws right, bats left) and soccer (he’s a fan of North London’s Tottenham Hotspur). He’s an avid rock climber, a licensed private pilot, and certified scuba diver. His better half is composer Wang Jie. They make their musical home in New York City, with a musical Sealyham Terrier named Pilot.