WQXR Takes Live Music To Schools: Watch These Kids React to Prokofiev
Wednesday, May 30, 2018
WQXR is bringing interactive concerts to elementary schools across New York City, and the latest featured members of the Decoda Ensemble performing music from Prokofiev’s 'Trapèze.'
Classical Hero Mary Birnbaum
Tuesday, May 29, 2018
This month, WQXR's Classical Hero is stage director Mary Birnbaum. Mary directs and teaches opera singers
9 Outdoor Venues We Wish We Were at This Summer
Tuesday, May 29, 2018
Feast your eyes on a few of the worlds most beautiful — and geologically genius — outdoor music venues.
For 2018’s Graduating Conservatory Classes, Some Words of Advice
Friday, May 25, 2018
This year’s wisdom from hardened musicians to graduates on how best to navigate their futures.
What Roth Thought of Bach
Thursday, May 24, 2018
In her book Roth Unbound, journalist Claudia Roth Pierpont shares several anecdotes concerning the author — including this one about an Emerson Quartet performance at Carnegie Hall.
Listen to this 1903 Recording of Grieg Playing a Piece for His Wife
Thursday, May 24, 2018
Grieg’s “Wedding Day at Troldhaugen” was written to celebrate his 25th anniversary with his wife Nina — and luckily for us, he left behind a recording of him performing it.
The Best New Classical Releases of May 2018
Thursday, May 24, 2018
From Monteverdi’s sublime “Vespers” to the bold orchestral imaginings of Richard Strauss, here are our favorite releases of the month.
Watch Sheku Kanneh-Mason’s Royal Wedding Performance
Tuesday, May 22, 2018
Whether you slept through the broadcast or are itching to hear it again, enjoy the young cellist’s spectacular performance.
So That’s What it Looks Like When a Baritone Sings in an MRI
Tuesday, May 22, 2018
Michael Volle hopped into an MRI and sang a Wagner aria so scientists could observe the relationship between loudness and articulation.
Stravinsky’s Stamp on Modern Pop
Tuesday, May 22, 2018
This mini-doc explains how a Stravinsky record spawned one of the most recognizable sounds of ’80s pop music.
The Classically Trained Voice Behind the Laurel vs. Yanny Debate
Monday, May 21, 2018
Meet the voice behind laurel — and 192,000 other Vocabulary.com pronunciation recordings.
Are Strads Worth The Money?
Monday, May 21, 2018
Luthier Joseph Curtin and violinists Michelle Kim and Philippe Quint discuss the value of Stradivari instruments — and whether they’re worth the price.
The Montana Wilderness Is the Perfect Setting for a Brahms Quartet
Thursday, May 17, 2018
The Ariel String Quartet takes to the solitary-yet-free expanse of Montana in a video for its latest album.
Classical Foodies: New York Philharmonic Concertmaster Frank Huang
Thursday, May 17, 2018
The concertmaster discusses music, family and his favorite foods over a meal at La Salle Dumpling Room.
7 Pieces Worthy of Your Very Royal Wedding
Wednesday, May 16, 2018
What's a wedding without music? It's pretty hard to imagine, but since a select few pieces seem to dominate the selection we've curated seven alternates worth checking out.
Takemitsu’s Arrangement of ‘Autumn Leaves’ Is the Most Beautiful Thing You’ll Hear All Week
Wednesday, May 16, 2018
Composer Tōru Takemitsu was a world-class orchestrator. Listen to the way he transforms an American standard for string quartet.
Bassist Xavier Foley Puts His Own Spin on Tchaikovsky
Monday, May 14, 2018
The 2018 Avery Fisher Career Grant Winner Xavier Foley is a talented bassist, but have you heard his compositions?
Composers on Motherhood: Sarah Kirkland Snider
Sunday, May 13, 2018
Sarah Kirkland Snider explains how motherhood has impacted her life.
Composers on Motherhood: Valerie Coleman
Sunday, May 13, 2018
Valerie Coleman shares a memory in which her daughter affected her compositional process.
Composers on Motherhood: Marilyn Shrude
Sunday, May 13, 2018
Composer, pianist and professor Marilyn Shrude reflects on how motherhood affected her work as a composer and academic.
