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Straight No Chaser: Songs of the Decades


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This a cappella group known for its trademark harmonies and unique charm reinvents classic songs by Stevie Wonder, Madonna, The Four Seasons, and Elvis Presley.
Concerts

II Volo: We Are Love


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The young tenor trio performs a mix of operatic, pop, and Italian love songs including, “Questo Amore,” “I Bring You to My Senses,” “We Are Love,” and other classics in Spanish, English, Italian, and French.
Music

Tom Rush Celebrates 50 Years of Music


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Tom Rush is joined by David Bromberg, Buskin & Batteau, Jonathan Edwards, and Dom Flemons of the Grammy-winning Carolina Chocolate Drops.
Music

Carole King and James Taylor Live at the Troubadour


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Carole King and James Taylor perform at LA's Troubadour nightclub in a 2007 concert.

Concerts

Albert King with Stevie Ray Vaughan In Session


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Bluesmen Albert King and Stevie Ray Vaughan perform together in a 1983 concert.
LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER

The Richard Tucker Opera Gala


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Audra McDonald hosts a stellar lineup of Opera singers to celebrate the Richard Tucker Awards, including Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Gerald Finley, Olga Borodina, Marcello Giordani, Ildar Abdrazakov, Erwin Schrott and Ailyn Pérez, the first Latina to win the award.
GREAT PERFORMANCES

Andrea Bocelli Live in Central Park


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Tenor Andrea Bocelli performs with the New York Philharmonic in New York's Central Park, where he's joined by Celine Dion, Tony Bennett, Chris Botti, David Foster, and others.
Classical New England

A Celebration of Tanglewood


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WGBH and Classical New England feature the sights and sounds from the musical mecca in the Berkshires.


PBS Summer Arts

Hear the Sounds of Havana


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This music documentary vibrates with the soul and energy of African-Cuban drummers, guajira guitarists and the pulsing melodies of celebrated Cuban musician Raul Paz, who brings together fellow musical stars for a concert in Havana.

Friday, 9pm on WGBH2
Caught in the Act

Arts Ahead: Shadows, Pops and Merry Poppers


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By Jared Bowen
Traditions take new and wild turns as a band of theater renegades reinterpret Mary Poppins, Tim Burton drops a vampire into 20th century Maine and the Boston Pops celebrate America's diverse music history with Steve Martin on banjo.
Concerts

60s Pop, Rock & Soul: My Music


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In a special rebroadcast dedicated to the memory of Davy Jones, Jones, co-host Peter Noone, and other artists perform classics from the decade of peace, love, and profound social change.

Airs this month on WGBH
Music

My Music: Superstars of 70s Soul Live


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Soul diva Patti LaBelle hosts the historic reunion of classic recording artists of the decade, including the Commodores ("Brick House"), Yvonne Elliman ("If I Can’t Have You"), Earl Young’s Trammps ("Disco Inferno"), and more.

Airs this month on WGBH
GREAT PERFORMANCES

Tony Bennett: Duets Two


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Thrill to the singing of the legendary Tony Bennett, who’s joined by Lady Gaga, John Mayer, Michael Buble, Norah Jones, and other artists. Amy Winehouse, in what became her last recording, is also featured.
WGBH Local News

Inside Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum's New Wing


By Jared Bowen
Following a $114 million renovation, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is inviting the public to visit its new wing. See a peek inside the Gardner’s new space.
Performing Arts

Jared Bowen's Arts Ahead: Marilyn, Eichmann And A Fiddle Choir

By Jared Bowen
What to do this weekend? There's the movie "My Week With Marilyn," the new play "Captors" and the all-string group Childsplay's annual series of concerts.
MY MUSIC

Country Pop Legends


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Country pop legends from the 1950s, '60s, and '70s unite to perform their biggest and best-loved hits. Roy Clark hosts this emotional trip down three decades of memory lane.
Concerts

Listen Live: Newport Jazz Festival


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GEORGE WEIN: TAKING NEWPORT JAZZ NON-PROFIT
Together with NPR Music, WGBH is happy to be returning to the Newport Jazz Festival for a live webcast and recording Aug. 6-7, 2011.
Opera

Rescue Reversed: Rossini's 'L'Italiana in Algeri'


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Mezzo-soprano Anna Bonitatibus is Isabella and tenor Lawrence Brownlee is Lindoro in a production from the Lausanne Opera in Switzerland.
Today at 6:30pm on 99.5 All Classical
New England Summer Festivals

Monadnock: Music In The Meeting House


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The churches and meeting houses of New Hampshire ring with classical music in the summer.

On-demand at Classical New England
Opera

Shared Madness: Mozart's La Finta Giardiniera


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Soprano Sandrine Piau and tenor Jeremy Ovenden star in a rarely heard opera from La Monnaie in Brussels.
Sunday, June 26 at 6:30pm on 99.5 All Classical
Classical Concerts

Les Voix Baroques


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Stephen Stubbs directs Canticum Canticorum, a program based on the sensuous biblical poetry of The Song of Songs, at the Boston Early Music Festival.
Boston Pops

Classic Pops!


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Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops pay tribute to legendary Pops conductor Arthur Fiedler, with music by Dvorak, Leroy Anderson, Richard Rodgers, and more, from Symphony Hall in Boston.
Saturday, June 11 at 7pm on 99.5 All Classical
Live from Fraser

A Rockport Preview


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Cathy Fuller and a studio audience welcome musicians performing at this year's Rockport Chamber Music Festival, including pianist George Li, the Claremont Trio, and festival Artistic Director David Deveau.
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.

On-demand at Classical New England
Opera

Verdi's Aida, from Maggio Musicale in Florence


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Soprano Hui He sings the title role in the story of a passionate love triangle amidst the mystery and spectacle of ancient Egypt.
Sunday, June 5 at 6:30pm on 99.5 All Classical
Classical Concerts

The Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Live From Carnegie Hall


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SPRING FOR MUSIC SCHEDULE
Jaap van Zweden leads the DSO in Steven Stucky's August 4, 1964 in a live webcast.
Tonight at 8pm on 995allclassical.org
Music News

Zhou Long's Madame White Snake Wins 2011 Pulitzer Prize


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Premiered by Opera Boston in February 2010, the fantastic tale of passion and transformation explores cross-cultural connections.
99.5 Host Notes

Classical Musicians Perform to Benefit Japan


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By Brian McCreath
Music always has a healing power, but these events make that power a tangible reality.
Sunday Concert

Peter Oundjian Conducts Chicago


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The Chicago Symphony Orchestra performs the gorgeous and consoling Symphony No. 5 by Vaughan Williams in concert, as well as the fiery Capriccio Espagnol by Rimsky-Korsakov.
Sunday, Mar. 27 at 3pm on 99.5 All Classical
Boston Symphony Orchestra

The Tempest, Shakespeare's Most Musical Play


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By James David Jacobs
How one of Shakespeare's last plays stands as a singular creation and points the way towards new forms of theater.
Boston Symphony Orchestra

Bartók's Bluebeard's Castle


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BRIAN BELL'S GUIDED TOUR OF BLUEBEARD'S CASTLE
Seiji Ozawa leads Bartók's darkly psychological drama, Williams Steinberg conducts Bruckner's Symphony No. 8, and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus joins James Levine for Williams Bolcom's BSO-commissioned Symphony No. 8.
Saturday, Mar. 19 at 7pm on 99.5 All Classical
99.5 Host Notes

The Concert Hall Re-set Button


By Brian McCreath
When everything familiar bursts into the remarkable.
Sunday Concert

Boulez Conducts a 20th Century Collage


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A BARTOK CELEBRATION
Pierre Boulez and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra perform music by Ravel, Bartók, Dalbavie, and Stravinsky.
Sunday, Mar. 13 at 3pm on 99.5 All Classical
Classical Concerts

The Bartók Experience


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By Brian McCreath
The Takács Quartet, Muzsikás, and Márta Sebestyén take us into the soul of the Hungarian composer's music.
Sunday Concert

Haitink in Chicago


Bernard Haitink conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in concert performances of Lutoslawski's Symphony No. 4 and Bruckner's Symphony No. 9, and more.
Sunday, Feb. 27 at 3pm on 99.5 All Classical
Sunday Concert

The Boston Philharmonic in Concert


Benjamin Zander leads the Boston Philharmonic in performances of Bruckner's Symphony No. 8 and Debussy's La Mer, recorded in concert in the fall of 2010.
Sunday, Feb. 20 at 3pm on 99.5 All Classical
Boston Symphony Orchestra

Levine Conducts Mozart and Mahler


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James Levine leads the BSO in the Symphonies Nos. 14 and 18 by Mozart and Mahler's Symphony No. 6, recorded in concert at Symphony Hall.
Saturday, Feb. 19 at 7pm on 99.5 All Classical
The Bach Hour

Karen Gomyo in Concert


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The violinist performs Bach's Partita No. 3 in Switzerland, and John Eliot Gardiner conducts the joyous Cantata No. 51 (translation).
Sunday Concert

Labadie Conducts Chicago


Bernard Labadie leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in music by Haydn and Mozart, plus Mark Elder conducts Dvorak.
Sunday, Feb. 6 at 3pm on 99.5 All Classical
Boston Symphony Orchestra

Radu Lupu Plays Beethoven's Third


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The Romanian pianist is joined by conductor Sakari Oramo in a program that also includes music by Mussorgsky and Prokofiev.
Saturday, Feb. 5 at 7pm on 99.5 All Classical
Sunday Concert

The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in Concert


Manfred Honeck conducts Mozart's "Prague" Symphony and Beethoven's Violin Concerto with soloist Frank Peter Zimmermann.
Sunday, Jan. 30 at 3pm on 99.5 All Classical
Live Performances

The Los Angeles Philharmonic In London, On Demand


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Gustavo Dudamel conducts Adams, Bernstein, and Beethoven, from a concert at London's Barbican Center, available on demand.
Live Performances

The New World Symphony, Live in Concert


By Julie Amacher
Michael Tilson Thomas conducts music by Wagner, Adès, and Copland, live in the opening concert from the Frank Gehry-designed New World Center.
Wednesday, Jan. 26 at 7pm on 99.5 All Classical
Concerts

An Invitation to the Landmarks Orchestra


By Laura Carlo
I hope you'll join me for a wonderful concert this Friday.
Sunday Concert

Dohnányi at Chicago


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Christoph von Dohnányi and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra perform Bartók, Schumann and more in concert.
Sunday, Jan. 16 at 3pm on 99.5 All Classical
Live Performances

Download the Nashville Symphony Orchestra in Concert


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By Fred Child
If you missed Thursday night's webcast, download performances from the concert, including Robert Levin's Mozart Piano Concerto No. 22 with conductor Nicholas McGegan, from the newly refurbished Schermerhorn Symphony Center.
Concerts

WGBH Presents the Lionel Loueke Trio: Live In Boston



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Live from First Night in Boston, WGBH presents the Lionel Loueke Trio. The trio met at Berklee College of Music over 10 years ago, and since, they've developed an incredible rapport.
Concerts

New Year's Day from Vienna


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Join the Vienna Philharmonic and conductor Franz Welser-Möst for waltzes, marches, and more from the gorgeous Golden Hall of the Musikverein in Vienna.
Sunday, Jan. 2 at 3pm on 99.5 All Classical

In Performance

An American Christmas


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Boston Camerata explores two centuries of traditions for the season, recorded in concert earlier this month at Old West Church in Boston.
Live from Fraser

A Portuguese Renaissance Christmas


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Exsultemus sings seasonal music by Esteves, Correa, Fernandes, and more, with 99.5 All Classical host Cathy Fuller.
Classical Concerts

A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols


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Hear the legendary Choir of King's College live on Christmas Eve morning.

Today at 10am on Classical New England
Holidays

Christmas With The Mormon Tabernacle Choir And Natalie Cole


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Grammy Award-winner Natalie Cole joins the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra for a stunning performance destined to become a new Christmas classic. Premieres Wednesday, Dec. 15 at 8pm on WGBH 2.
Holidays

Celebrate The Season With Christmas At Concordia


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WGBH celebrates the season this annual concert from Concordia College, combining the pageantry of opera, the grandeur of choral orchestral masterworks, and the intimacy of delicate solos and duets. Premieres Monday, Dec 13 at 9pm on WGBH 2.
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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.
Sunday Concert

Andrew Davis at the CSO


The British conductor leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in music by Stravinsky, Mendelssohn, Ravel, and Primosch.
Sunday, Dec. 5 at 3pm on 99.5 All Classical
Boston Symphony Orchestra

A Brace of Second Symphonies


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HARBISON ON HIS SECOND
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James Levine conducts the Second Symphonies by Harbison and Schumann, and violinist Nikolaj Znaider plays Mozart.
Saturday, Dec. 4 at 7pm on 99.5 All Classical
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Concert for the Cure


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By Cathy Fuller
Sir Simon Rattle conducts the Concert for the Cure:  Rhythms of Hope on Sunday, Dec. 5, at Jordan Hall in Boston.
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.
99.5 Host Notes

A Concerto With Movie DNA


By Brian McCreath
Nikolaj Znaider joins the Vienna Philharmonic for Korngold's Violin Concerto, a piece built on film themes.
The Bach Hour

Catrin Finch's Goldbergs


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The Welsh harpist brings a new voice to Bach, and Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducts the Cantata No. 61.
On-demand at Classical New England
99.5 Host Notes

Buchbinder's Brahms


By Brian McCreath
The Austrian pianist takes on one of the monuments of the concerto repertoire.
Concerts

Rosanne Cash Performs For Austin City Limits


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Great voices and songs combine with Rosanne Cash and Brandi Carlile. Cash presents tunes from her C&W tribute album The List. Brandi Carlile follows with genre-spanning tunes from Give Up the Ghost.
99.5 Host Notes

Zacharias Visits 99.5


By Cathy Fuller
How can you get the most out of playing Haydn?  Ask pianist and conductor Christian Zacharias and he'll tell you...
99.5 Host Notes

Can You See Music?


By Brian McCreath
The World's Alex Gallafent looks into Alexander Scriabin's synaesthesia, and conductor Marin Alsop discusses Samuel Barber with NPR's Scott Simon.
The Bach Hour

Bach's Reformation Monument


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John Eliot Gardiner conducts a piece as magnificent and everlasting as the ancient church in which it was performed.
99.5 Host Notes

"You Are Drawn Into Being A Co-Conspirator..."


By Cathy Fuller
Fortepianist Robert Levin talks about the infectious joy of Mozart's music.
99.5 Host Notes

One More Swing Through Prague


By Brian McCreath
When music takes you there.
99.5 Host Notes

Oct. 24: Richards & Fowkes Organ at First Lutheran of Boston


By Brian McCreath
One of Boston's premiere organs has just been expanded.
99.5 Host Notes

Oct. 21: Classical, Beer, and a Chat


By Brian McCreath
Are there alternatives to how classical music concerts are presented?
99.5 Host Notes

Oct. 20: Executioner's Goulash Anyone?


By Brian McCreath
The perfect meal to enjoy while listening to Czech music.
99.5 Host Notes

Oct. 20: Benjamin Zander and the Boston Philharmonic


By Laura Carlo
The conductor gives a preview of the 2010-2011 season.
99.5 Host Notes

Oct. 13: Prague and Art Nouveau


By Brian McCreath
The Czech capitol was one of the centers of Art Nouveau.
99.5 Host Notes

Oct. 13: Experiencing the Unexpected


By Cathy Fuller
Sometimes classical music can catch us with our guard down.
Concerts

Schubert's Trios: The Man Behind The Music


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By Brian McCreath
Schumann's two piano trios, which are among his final works, provide a glimpse into the composer's vivacious personality and creative voice. Hear members of the Emerson Quartet and pianist Wu Han play both trios at Boston's Jordan Hall.

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