13 Weekends of Cheap and Free Concert-Going in NYC This Winter
Monday, December 16, 2019
This winter, don’t blow your entire holiday bonus on a single concert! We’ve got 13 weekends of classical music fun to help keep the winter blues at bay — all for $25 or less!
Playlist: Getting into Classical Music (from firsthand experience)
Tuesday, December 10, 2019
Five pieces that stuck with me, a year into classical music discovery.
The Rock Stars of Classical Music’s Past
Monday, December 09, 2019
Long before the Beatles, Mick Jagger, and David Bowie were selling out arena tours, Farinelli, Paganini, and Liszt were driving audiences to hysterics.
Got The Blues? These Composers Can Relate
Thursday, December 05, 2019
Music for heartaches, existential dread, and S.A.D.
Why Is Christmas Music So Damn Corny? A Very Unscientific Theory
Wednesday, December 04, 2019
Listen, it's called an "opinion" for a reason.
Introducing WQXR Beta
Tuesday, November 26, 2019
WQXR is testing a new streaming platform in response to the changing terrain of digital music listening experiences.
Must-See Classical Concerts This December
Monday, November 25, 2019
Christmas ain’t easy in the upper echelons of classical music.
Turtle Bay Music School is Closing its Doors
Monday, November 25, 2019
The 94-year old nonprofit institution will close in January of next year.
What Do I Do If I Hate the Concert?
Thursday, October 31, 2019
It’s totally fine to not like everything about a concert, but rather than stewing silently in your seat, try using the experience first and foremost as a productive learning opportunity.
Minimalism to the Met: Philip Glass's Operatic Journey
Wednesday, October 30, 2019
Realizing that Glass has figuratively framed a river opens one door of understanding. But did anybody anticipate that the river would run so far, and in so many places?
Porgy and Bess’s Promise for the Future of Opera
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
If great art is to serve as a mirror for humanity, then it cannot shy away from difficult subjects.
Must-See Classical Concerts This November
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
The best of New York shows, from a 10-minute street opera to Verdi's Requiem.
9 Weekends Of Cheap and Free Concert-Going In NYC This Fall
Friday, October 18, 2019
All the weekend concerts that you can see for $25 or less across New York City.
Dealing With Domingo: How Did Opera Get Here?
Wednesday, October 02, 2019
Just because Domingo is gone from the Metropolitan Opera following the cancellation of his Macbeth appearance on Sept. 24 doesn’t mean that he’s gone from the industry.
Must-See Classical Concerts This October
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
From Beethoven's anniversary year to a Met Opera sans Plácido Domingo.
Performing on Clara Schumann's Own Piano: Four Minutes With Pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason
Friday, September 13, 2019
WQXR's Jeff Spurgeon spoke with pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason about performing Clara Schumann on her bicentennial.
Must-See Classical Concerts This September
Monday, August 26, 2019
All the shows to kick off autumn.
7 Times Classical Composers Didn’t Take Themselves Too Seriously
Tuesday, August 13, 2019
Classical music may have a lot of “serious” works to its credit, but the composers who wrote all of those great pieces were still just people like you and me.
Watch: WQXR + Exposure | Khari Joyner performs Perkinson’s “Black Folk Song Suite: IV. Perpetual Motion”
Friday, August 09, 2019
We filmed Khari Joyner performing Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson's "Black Folk Song Suite."
6 Strong Female Opera Characters Who Don’t Play by the Rules
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
Opera has a lot more to offer women than a “woe-is-me” attitude.
