Pianist and musicologist Ralph van Raat performs as a recitalist and orchestra soloist at the BBC Proms, Holland Festival, Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, and Tanglewood Summer Festival. He has worked closely with many composers on the interpretation of their piano works, with John Adams, Louis Andriessen, Tan Dun, György Kurtág, Magnus Lindberg, Arvo Pärt, Frederic Rzewski, and Sir John Tavener. Van Raat is also a specialist in the music of the Maverick Dutch composer Erik Lotichius, whose music combines the structural discipline of Mozart, Ravel, and Bartók, while embracing the freedom of jazz and the pulse of American minimalism. On Sunday, November 15, 2026, Van Raat will give a recital of Lotichius’ music, alongside the work of American-Dutch composer Heather Pinkham, at Littlefield Concert Hall, Mills College at Northeastern University in Oakland, California. He joins the podcast to talk about Lotichius’ life and work, and his own relationship with the composer.

Music: “4. Allegrissimo. Dedicated to Ernst Has,” “6. Allegro non troppo (Ragtime),” “15. Allegro. Dedicated to Ralph van Raat,” and “19. Comodo” from Anaitalrax by Erik Lotichius, performed by Ralph van Raat (Solaire Records); Mechanical Transcendence and Onward by Heather Pinkham, performed by Pinkham and Ralph van Raat (Zefir Records)

Follow Ralph on Instagram and Facebook.

ralphvanraat.com

heatherpinkham.com

Follow us on Instagram and Facebook.

otherminds.org

Contact us at otherminds@otherminds.org.

The Other Minds Podcast is hosted and edited by Joseph Bohigian. Outro music is “Kings: Atahualpa” by Brian Baumbusch (Other Minds Records).

King Britt is a composer, producer, and performer who integrates contemporary electronic music practices with an industry-informed perspective. Britt has performed around the world at SummerStage, Berghain, and Big Ears Festival and collaborated with artists including De La Soul, Madlib, John Legend, and Tyshawn Sorey. As a Professor in Computer Music at UC San Diego, Britt developed and teaches the popular course Blacktronika: Afrofuturism in Electronic Music, honoring the artists within the African diaspora who pioneered groundbreaking genres within electronic music. In the interview, we talk about the early influence of Sun Ra, Britt’s interest in science fiction and Afrofuturism, and his recent Blacktronika festival in Philadelphia.

Music: Tension Remains (feat. Pia Ercole) by Fhloston Paradigm (Hyperdub); Uzoamaka (King Britt's Scuba Mix) by King Britt presents Obafunke (Something Happening Somewhere); …Hours by Fhloston Paradigm feat. Puerto Rican Space Program (KingBrittArchives); New World In My View by King Britt presents Sister Gertrude Morgan (Ropeadope Records/Rykodisc)

Follow King on Instagram.

kingbritt.com

blacktronika.com/dexterwansel

Follow us on Instagram and Facebook.

otherminds.org

Contact us at otherminds@otherminds.org.

This episode of the Other Minds Podcast was hosted by Joseph Bohigian and Rachel Schonfeld and edited by Joseph Bohigian. Outro music is “Kings: Atahualpa” by Brian Baumbusch (Other Minds Records).

Mahsa Vahdat is an internationally acclaimed Iranian singer and composer. She is an iconic figure in the struggle of Iranian women for artistic freedom in the complex socio-political landscape after the Islamic Revolution. Deeply rooted in the rich tradition of Persian classical music, her work blends classical and regional Iranian music, poetic lyricism, and contemporary idioms. Now based in the San Francisco Bay Area, she has engaged in musical partnerships that span a wide range of genres and cultures, including projects with Kronos Quartet, Tord Gustavsen, Mighty Sam McClain, Amsterdam Sinfonietta, and Pacific Symphony. In the interview we talk about her early musical influences in Iran, her defiance of government restrictions on female singers, and her intercultural musical collaborations.

Music: My Home by Mahsa Vahdat, performed by Mahsa Vahdat and Ellen Bødtker (Kirkelig Kulturverksted); Braids of Innocence by Mahsa Vahdat and Atabak Elyasi, performed by Mahsa Vahdat and SKRUK (Kirkelig Kulturverksted); The Vow composed and performed by Mahsa Vahdat (Kirkelig Kulturverksted); The Moon-Faced of Our Beloved by Mahsa Vahdat and Marjan Vahdat (Marjan & Mahsa Vahdat live at House of Music Hungary)

Follow Mahsa on Instagram and Facebook.

mahsavahdat.net

Follow us on Instagram and Facebook.

otherminds.org

Contact us at otherminds@otherminds.org.

The Other Minds Podcast is hosted and edited by Joseph Bohigian. Outro music is “Kings: Atahualpa” by Brian Baumbusch (Other Minds Records).