Providing Relief to the Arts in the Middle of a Pandemic
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
A wide variety of relief organizations have sprung up since March to provide COVID-19–related assistance to those in need in the music world.
Latest / Greatest: June 2020
Monday, June 15, 2020
Zev Kane, host of WQXR's new release show Latest/Greatest, rounds up June's best classical new releases.
Transforming Music in Troubled Times
Thursday, June 11, 2020
David Patrick Stearns on #taketwoknees and how musicians bring new meaning to music in troubled times.
We Must Breathe – Why it is important to talk about race and racism in the context of classical music
Tuesday, June 02, 2020
Why we must talk about race and racism in the context of classical music because like all art it is embedded in and an expression of the society it is a project of.
On Taking Lip [Service]
Tuesday, June 02, 2020
Influential and powerful brands and companies have expressed support of mass demonstrations against anti-black violence. But how far do words go?
A New Brand of Opera for a Brand New World: The Radio Operas of the 20th Century
Tuesday, June 02, 2020
In the early days of radio, some composers experimented with writing operas for the new medium - here are some of the most noteable.
Four Years After Its Premiere, How Does Breaking the Waves Hold Up?
Thursday, May 28, 2020
In the wake of #metoo, this opera is a difficult watch.
A Conductor’s Lament – A Maestro’s Perspective on The New Normal
Thursday, May 28, 2020
Conductor / composer Steven Mercurio's perspective on the new normal
From Opera House to Starbucks: A Brief History of NYC‘s Bygone Opera Houses
Thursday, May 21, 2020
Walking you through opera houses of past, present, and even... future?
Latest / Greatest: May 2020
Monday, May 18, 2020
Zev Kane, host of WQXR's new release show Latest/Greatest, rounds up May's best classical new releases.
RAMADAN KARIM – Memories from Cairo by WQXR's Nimet Habachy
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
WQXR's Nimet Habachy shares her memories of Ramadan in her hometown Cairo.
Bernstein’s Mass on PBS: A Multi-Cultural Tour de Force? Or Should Jacqueline Onassis Have Asked For Her Money Back?
Tuesday, May 12, 2020
With PBS's upcoming broadcast of Leonard Bernstein's Mass, is it time to take a look at this divisive magnum opus?
From Piano to Dreamer: The Inspiring Story of Tereza Lee
Tuesday, May 12, 2020
How one teenage pianist went from winning a contest to perform with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra to inspiring a major social and political movement.
More Than 5,000 Footnotes Later, the Most Massive Mahler Biography Is Now Complete
Monday, May 11, 2020
This multi-volume Mahler biography took more years to write than Mahler actually lived - and as of this month it's finally finished.
Our Favorite Videos of the COVID-19 Lockdown (So Far)
Thursday, May 07, 2020
Here are the best and funniest videos about life during the quarantine, chosen by your friends at WQXR.
Old Music, New Takes: How the Pandemic Rewrites Bach, Beethoven, and Sondheim (With Help from Meryl Streep, among Others)
Thursday, April 30, 2020
Music often seems to rewrite itself with a different manner, meaning, and cultural significance depending on the occasion — and never faster than right now.
Richard Hake, 1969 - 2020
Monday, April 27, 2020
WNYC and New York City have lost a pillar of journalism. In loving memory, here is his radio obituary.
How the Sound of New York City has Changed During the COVID-19 Lockdown
Thursday, April 23, 2020
The sonic masterwork that is NYC has changed dramatically in the last couple of weeks.
The Met Opera is Hosting a Virtual Gala — Peter Gelb Answers Some of the Lingering Questions
Thursday, April 23, 2020
Metropolitan Opera general manager Peter Gelb spoke to us about his shuttered opera house, a virtual At-Home Gala, and some of the lingering questions surrounding it.
Music in the Time of Pandemic: Brilliant Compositions Written in the Years of the Spanish Influenza
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Many composers were impacted by the 1918 influenza pandemic — these are just a few of the works they created during the period.
