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Drive Time Live

Guitarist Jason Vieaux and Bandoneónist Julien Labro


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The duo visits our Fraser Performance Studio with music by Astor Piazzolla, Leo Brouwer, Pat Metheny, and more.

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Clarinetist David Krakauer and Pianist Kathleen Tagg


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The New York-based duo perform a sonata by Brahms, a Hassidic dance, and more in our Fraser Performance Studio.

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Drive Time Live

Music for Food


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Kim Kashkashian and colleagues perform Dvorak in our studio, previewing the next Music for Food concert.

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New England Summer Festivals

The Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival


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Host Cheryl Willoughby takes you to a young but vibrant festival with concerts in a converted military base in Vermont.

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Boston Symphony Orchestra

All-Bach with Zukerman


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Pinchas Zukerman is both soloist and conductor, with additional soloists from BSO Principals, in a program of concertos by J.S. Bach.

Tonight at 8pm on Classical New England
New England Summer Festivals

The Bowdoin International Music Festival


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Host Cheryl Willoughby takes you to the cool breezes of coastal Maine for chamber music on the campus of Bowdoin College.

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New England Summer Festivals

Bennington Chamber Music Conference


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Host Cheryl Willoughby takes you to southern Vermont, where amateurs and professionals come together to create chamber music in the Green Mountains.

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Classical New England Podcasts


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Classical New England connects you to the sounds and voices of classical music with downloadable podcasts.
New England Summer Festivals

Chamber Music in Newburyport


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Host Cheryl Willoughby takes you the historic seaside town of Newburyport, on the North Shore of Massachusetts.

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CLASSICAL NEW ENGLAND

This Weekend: Rockport Chamber Music Festival


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Classical New England celebrates the launch of a stellar season of chamber music in the beautiful surroundings of Cape Ann in Massachusetts.
New England Summer Festivals

A Visit to the "Gem of the Catskills"


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Host Cheryl Willoughby takes you to the Windham Chamber Music Festival in New York.

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Podcasts

Introducing Inner Voice


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Masumi Per Rostad, the violist of the Pacifica Quartet, takes you inside the music and the life of a world-class string quartet.
Drive Time Live

Chameleons Play Korngold


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Boston's Chameleon Arts Ensemble performs Korngold's extraordinary Suite, Op. 23, for two violins, cello, and piano left-hand.
CLASSICAL NEW ENGLAND

Drive Time Live


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Classical New England's Fraser Performance Studio lights up with live performances featuring musicians from New England and around the world.

Fridays at 4pm on Classical New England
Drive Time Live

Pianist Christoph Eschenbach and Oboist Keisuke Wakao


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One of today's great conductors performs Schumann and Schubert with the BSO oboist in our Fraser Performance Studio.
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Drive Time Live

Cellist Alexander Baillie and Pianist Randall Hodgkinson


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Cellist Alexander Baillie and pianist Randall Hodgkinson join host Cathy Fuller for a performance of music by Cesar Franck and a preview of Baillie's appearance with the Boston Philharmonic.
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New England Summer Festivals

Classical in the Mountains: The Manchester Music Festival


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The mountains of southern Vermont ring with chamber and orchestral music from the Manchester Music Festival.
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Drive Time Live

Pianist Olga Kern and Violinist Vladimir Spivakov


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Two Russian superstars join forces in our Fraser Performance Studio.
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Classical Music with Alan McLellan

Café Europa


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Take a lunch break with performances from the great concert halls of Europe.

Weekdays at noon on Classical New England
New England Summer Festivals

Central Vermont Chamber Music Festival


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Classical New England takes you to a festival that anticipates its 20th anniversary season in 2012.

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Live from Fraser

The Zaïde Quartet


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The French quartet visits our Fraser Performance Studio with host Cathy Fuller.
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Classical New England

The Claremont Trio at the Gardner Museum


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Classical New England takes you inside the Calderwood Performance Hall for its inaugural public concert.
Music News

Thomas Quasthoff Leaves The Stage


By Anastasia Tsioulcas
An extravagantly talented bass-baritone takes an unfortunate early retirement at age 52.
New England Summer Festivals

Early Music in the Berkshires


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Classical New England takes you to the Aston Magna Music Festival.
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Live from Fraser

The Cypress Quartet


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The Cypress Quartet performs music by Griffes, Dvorák, and Barber in our Fraser Performance Studio.
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New England Summer Festivals

In Nature's Realm: The Kingston Chamber Music Festival


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Along the Naragansett Beach, beautiful chamber music rings across Rhode Island each summer.

New England Summer Festivals

Chamber Music On A Mission


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At the Apple Hill Center for Chamber Music, learning and performing music leads to a broader goals of connection and understanding.
New England Summer Festivals

Chamber Music From The Rocky Coast Of Maine


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Host Suzanne Nance takes you to the Portland Chamber Music Festival.
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New England Summer Festivals

Montreal: The Full Immersion Experience


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The Montreal Chamber Music Festival brings together stellar musicians each May, with a special focus on one composer every year.
Live from Fraser

The St. Lawrence String Quartet


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Haydn, Ravel, and John Adams are on the program as the St. Lawrence Quartet visits our Fraser Performances Studio.
New England Summer Festivals

Chamber Music At The Icebox Of Connecticut


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The Norfolk Chamber Music Festival brings together students and teachers at a beautiful estate for Yale University's summer music school.
Arias and Barcarolles

Soprano Dominique Labelle Sings Saint-Saëns


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Our weekly celebration of the art of song features the Canadian soprano with pianist and composer Yehudi Wyner.
New England Summer Festivals

Experiments In Chamber Music At Vermont's Yellow Barn


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Seasoned professionals and talented apprentices join together in bringing chamber music to the mountains of Vermont.
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New England Summer Festivals

Gambas, Sackbuts, And More: Early Music In The City


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From the heart of the American Revolution, a revolution in music from the Renaissance and Baroque.
Live from Fraser

Cellist Narek Hakhnazaryan


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Hear the winner of the 2011 Tchaikovsky Competition Gold Medal in a 2009 performance with host Cathy Fuller.
New England Summer Festivals

Sand Dunes And Music: Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival


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Join Cathy Fuller for a trip to the Cape, with performances by pianist Samuel Sanders, the Borromeo Quartet, and soprano Dawn Upshaw.
Live from Fraser

Oboist Keisuke Wakao


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The BSO oboist performs music by Schumann and Beethoven, along with the broadcast premiere of John Williams's Oboe Concerto, written for the artist.
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In Performance


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Arias and Barcarolles

Celine Scheen Sings Songs of Love


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The Belgian soprano and the Ricercar Consort perform music by Rameau and Lambert in concert at the 2009 Boston Early Music Festival.

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New England Summer Festivals

Newport: Music at the Mansions


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Join Laura Carlo for chamber music from spectacular coastal settings in Rhode Island.
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Live from Fraser

Trio Settecento


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Music by Bach, Veracini, and Muffat highlight and exploration of the transformative power of the violin, live from the Fraser Performance Studio.
New England Summer Festivals

The Rockport Chamber Music Festival


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New England Summer Festivals takes you to a place where water, land, and music come together.
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New England Summer Festivals

The Marlboro Festival


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Alan McLellan takes you to the venerable Marlboro Chamber Music Festival for performances from the 2011 season.

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Arias and Barcarolles

Thomas Quasthoff Sings Schubert


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ABOUT ARIAS AND BARCAROLLES
Join Cathy Fuller for selections from Die Schöne Müllerin, songs by Mahler, and arias and barcarolles, of course!  (Translations)
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Bernard Greenhouse, 1916-2011


By James David Jacobs
A remembrance of a great cellist and a great human being.
Live from Fraser

Haimovitz And The Goldbergs


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Cellist Matt Haimovitz and friends join Cathy Fuller for an exploration of Bach's Goldberg Variations.
Live from Fraser

Igudesman & Joo


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By Brian McCreath
The seriously fun classical duo brings "A Little Nightmare Music" to our Fraser Performance Studio.
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For March, a Celebration of Women in Music


By Laura Carlo
Join me each morning at 7am to celebrate the trailblazers, the visionaries, and today's remarkable women of music.
Live from Fraser

Biber's Mystery Sonatas


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Violinist Christina Day Martinson and harpsichordist Martin Pearlman perform a set of Heinrich Biber's deeply symbolic pieces inspired by the life of Christ.
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Antidote for Winter: Free Concerts


By Laura Carlo
If you're tired of the weather (and don't have time to get away to Aruba), try these musically warm options.
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My Favorites: Introspective Brahms and Soaring Gnattali


By Alice Abraham
Dialogue is at the heart of the matter in these very personal favorites.
The Bach Hour

The Stormy Sea of Bach's Cantata No. 81


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The storms of life expressed through music, plus transcriptions with the Brazilian Guitar Quartet and the Borromeo String Quartet.
Live from Fraser

The Zodiac Trio


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The ensemble plays Andrew List, Ned Rorem, Marcus Paus, and more in a preview of the Boston New Music Project.
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Tell Us What Music You Love


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Tell us what your favorite pieces are, then listen for them on the air!
Live from Fraser

The Harlem Quartet


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The dynamic young ensemble plays Turina, Beethoven, Corea, and Marsalis.
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The Artistry of Innovation


By Brian McCreath
Creativity and technology, on the stage and beyond.
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The Most Ridiculous Gigs in the History of Music, MacDowell, and Janacek


By James David Jacobs
For a couple of years I played cello and recorder on top of a display case in a Nordstrom's in Walnut Creek, California.
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The Fiery Kreutzer


By Ray Brown
A listener requests a sonata by Beethoven.
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Music for Food for Music


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By Cathy Fuller
One of Boston's renowned musicians organizes performances to benefit those in need.
Holidays

WGBH's Sounds Of The Season


WGBH fills your stocking full of musical treats on television and radio. From the Boston Pops to Handel's Messiah, WGBH is filling its schedule with sounds for the season.
Live from Fraser

Boston Chamber Music Society's Brahms


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BCMS performs Prokofiev's Sonata for Solo Violin and Brahms's Horn Trio in E-flat, with 99.5 All Classical host Cathy Fuller
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Requiems, Anniversaries, and Controversies


By James David Jacobs
Sifting the truth to find the music.
Live from Fraser

Rare Russian Soul


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By Cathy Fuller
The WarnerNuzova Duo perform darkly rich and emotional music by Scriabin, Myaskovsky, and Schnittke.
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Under the Radar


By Brian McCreath
A musician you've probably heard without knowing it.
Live from Fraser

Kutik Plays Franck


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Violinist Yevgeny Kutik performs Franck's gorgeous Violin Sonata in A, along with music by Schedrin and Achron.

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Bach's Code


By Ray Brown
How the composer wrote his signature into the music.
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Stefan Jackiw's New Brahms


By Cathy Fuller
A Boston-bred violinist releases a stunning first recording.
Live from Fraser

Clarinetist James Campbell and Pianist Marc-André Hamelin


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By Cathy Fuller
Two longtime friends stop by our Fraser Performance Studio for conversation and music by Brahms, Berg, and Poulenc.
Live from Fraser

The Boston Chamber Music Society Plays Saint-Saëns


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One of Boston's premiere chamber ensembles performs Camille Saint-Saëns's darkly dramatic Piano Quartet, Op. 41.
Kids' Classical Hour

Vivaldi's Four Seasons


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Violinist Gil Shaham gives a note-by-note tour of the Italian master's portrayal of the seasons.
Live from Fraser

Anderson and Roe


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The electrifying piano duo perform music ranging from Bach to Radiohead in our Fraser Performance Studio for a live audience.
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Oct. 7: Anderson & Roe


By Cathy Fuller
From Bach to Radiohead
Live from Fraser

Cellist Laurence Lesser and pianist HaeSun Paik


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Cellist Laurence Lesser and pianist HaeSun Paik perform music by Beethoven.

Live from Fraser

Zina Schiff, violin, and Dina Vainshtein, piano


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Violinist Zina Schiff and pianist Dina Vainshtein perform Paul Ben-Haim's Songs Without Words and Ernest Bloch's "Abodah - A Yom Kippur Melody," as well as music by J.S. Bach and Stephen Foster.

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Imani Winds


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The Grammy-nominated Imani Winds perform Ravel's Le Tombeau de Couperin, a new piece by Jason Moran, and music by ensemble member Valerie Coleman.
 

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