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LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER

The Richard Tucker Opera Gala


WATCH ONLINE
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.
WGBH HOLIDAY CELEBRATION

A Holiday Sing on Drive Time Live


MORE DRIVE TIME LIVE
As we count down to special holidays and the New Year, WGBH celebrates this season of joy with great programming. Hear A Holiday Sing on Drive Time Live. Fraser Performance Studio is decked out for the holidays and a live performance by The Copley Singers.

Friday at 4pm On Classical New England
ARTS

Watch 'Broadway or Bust' Online


WATCH ONLINE
Miss the broadcast Broadway or Bust? Watch America's top high school musical performers compete in New York City in this WGBH-produced mini-series online. 
Live Performances

From Dust to Dreams: Opening Night of the Smith Center for the Performing Arts


WATCH ONLINE
Neil Patrick Harris hosts opening night with Jennifer Hudson, Carole King, Martina McBride and many others from the worlds of music, television, stage and screen.

Live Performances

Jared Bowen's Arts Ahead: Shoes, Sex and Marriage


By Jared Bowen
Don't wait another minute to get tickets to these performances. A new spin on Russian satire and a unique look at Nigeria's recent history.
JAZZ

Arni Cheatham Live at WGBH


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Celebrated jazz saxaphonist Arni Cheatham visited WGBH for a show with members of the WGBH Jazz Club.

Recorded live in the WGBH Fraser Performance Studio.
Live Performances

Jared Bowen's Arts Ahead: Considering the Future


By Jared Bowen
Consider a vision for peace during the Civil War, having the courage to sponsor art that fits with your vision of legacy, or a bold look at the dystopia that could grow out of violence. Jared talks about some of the fresh takes coming to theater, gallery and film.
Celebrating St. Patrick's Day

Live at WGBH: The Chieftains and The Low Anthem


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The Chieftains stopped by WGBH's Fraser Studio to share some tunes with fans and members of the WGBH Celtic Club. Joining them were Jeff White, Deanie Richardson, Alyth McCormack and the Rhode Island-based band Low Anthem.
Celebrating St. Patrick's Day

The Night is But a Pup!


GET TICKETS: A St. Patrick's Day Celtic Sojourn
VIDEO: The Chieftains and The Low Anthem
The Chieftains stopped by WGBH's Fraser Studio to share some tunes and meet with fans and members of the WGBH Celtic Club.
Live Performances

Yanni Live at El Morro


WATCH A PREVIEW & VIEW SCHEDULES
THANK-YOU GIFTS AVAILABLE
Join Yanni for an inspiring concert performed at the historic 16th-century Castillo San Felipe del Morro in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Airs this month on WGBH
Music

My Music: Superstars of 70s Soul Live


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THANK-YOU GIFTS AVAILABLE
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
Drama

Bullying And Gay Teen Experience: Reflections Of A Rock Lobster


By Jared Bowen
A true story is brought to the stage of a gay teenager who sued his high school in 1980 to bring his boyfriend to the prom.
Great Performances

The Phantom of the Opera at Royal Albert Hall


WATCH A PREVIEW & VIEW SCHEDULES
THANK-YOU GIFTS AVAILABLE
Take a front-row seat for the 25th anniversary performance of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera.

Sunday, 7pm on WGBH 44
Live Performances

Tell All, and Be Mortified


WATCH
GET MORTIFIED
A new storytelling project/performance invites people to read their embarrassing adolescent diaries, poems, and songs before complete strangers. Live this Sunday at Club Oberon.
Performing Arts

Circa! All The Stunts, None Of The Fanfare


By Jared Bowen
The Australian group Circa brings a new definition of "circus" to Boston.
Jazz

Spotlight on Jason Palmer


Jazz with Eric Jackson on WGBH 02/26/2012. This show is features jazz trumpeter Jason Palmer, called one of the “Top 25 trumpeters of the Future” by Downbeat Magazine.
Jazz

Remembering Mike Melvoin


LISTEN
In this episode of Jazz With Steve Schwartz, hear some pieces by the late Mike Melvoin, including his 2007 performance at the WGBH Fraser performance studio.
Café Europa

Take a Lunchbreak to Europa


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Each weekday at noon, Classical New England travels to the greatest concert halls of Europe to showcase unique, live performances from around the world. Check out the latest from Café Europa. 
The Emily Rooney Show

J Squared: Valentine's Day For Lovers And Loners Alike


Valentine's Day ideas for all you lovers – and you loners – out there from WGBH resident insiders, J Squared: Jan Saragoni and Jared Bowen.
Live Performances

Jared Bowen's Arts Ahead: Kathleen Turner And The Rockettes


MORE FROM JARED BOWEN
By Jared Bowen
Go light or go dark with this week's round-up of arts events: the Rockettes, "Shame," "New Year's Eve" and Kathleen Turner as a rehab counselor.
Live Performances

Remembering Al Vega


To commemorate the late, great jazz pianist, we share a June 2011 recording of his trio live at WGBH's Fraser Performance Center.
Music

A Scene Celebrates Itself


By WGBH News
The awards were the excuse, but the performances were the real scene at the 2011 Boston Music Awards.
Performing Arts

Jared Bowen's Arts Ahead For Nov. 17–21 (And Beyond)


By Jared Bowen
Don't be a chocolate turkey: start planning your early-winter nights out now with an extra holiday serving of Arts Ahead.
Live Performances

Jared Bowen's Arts Ahead For November 10–13


By Jared Bowen
Who needs "Anonymous"? Boston arts institutions feature love, Shakespeare and Shakespearean love this weekend.
Theater

"Porgy and Bess" at A.R.T.: Transformed and Illuminating



By Kim McLarin
Kim McLarin takes in the new production of Porgy and Bess” at Cambridge’s American Repertory Theater with the question “Why now?” and finds a surprising answer in the company’s new version of the 75-year-old opera.
Classical Concerts

"Illuminessence: prayers for peace" In Concert


HEAR THE CONCERT AND INTERVIEW WITH AMATO
Hear the world premiere of an interfaith oratorio with conductor Benjamin Zander from NEC's Jordan Hall.
World of Opera

Boston Baroque's Les Indes Galantes


HEAR THE PERFORMANCE AND SEE PROGRAM NOTES AND SLIDESHOW
Hear Rameau's extravagent opera performed in concert with music director Martin Pearlman.

On-demand at Classical New England
Concerts

Listen Live: Newport Jazz Festival


LISTEN LIVE
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.
Boston Symphony Orchestra

Tanglewood On Parade!


COMPLETE BROADCAST SCHEDULE AND CONCERTS ON-DEMAND
Join us for a celebration of music, with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston Pops, and Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra, conducted by John Williams and others, live from the Koussevitzky Music Shed.
Tonight at 8pm on Classical New England
Boston Symphony Orchestra

Eschenbach Conducts Brahms


MORE INFO AND FEATURES AT THE BSO TANGLEWOOD CHANNEL
Christoph Eschenbach conducts the Boston Symphony Orchestra in an all-Brahms program, with the Piano Concerto No. 1, featuring soloist Peter Serkin, and the Symphony No. 4.
Tonight at 7pm on 99.5 All Classical
New England Summer Festivals

Chamber Music At The Icebox Of Connecticut


MORE INFO, PICTURES, AND AUDIO
The Norfolk Chamber Music Festival brings together students and teachers at a beautiful estate for Yale University's summer music school.
Boston Symphony Orchestra

Ravel With Thibaudet And The BSO


MORE INFO AND AUDIO FEATURES AT THE BSO TANGLEWOOD CHANNEL
Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet joins the BSO and conductor Emmanuel Krivine for an All-Ravel program with both piano concertos, Mother Goose Suite, and Bolero.
Today at 1pm on 99.5 All Classical
Opera

Orlando Furioso At Champs-Elysées


MORE INFO AND AUDIO PREVIEW
Vivaldi's masterpiece stars contralto Marie-Nicole Lemieux and countertenor Philippe Jaroussky, heard last month in Boston Early Music Festival's Niobe.
Sunday at 6:30pm on 99.5 All Classical
Arias and Barcarolles

Soprano Dominique Labelle Sings Saint-Saëns


LISTEN
Our weekly celebration of the art of song features the Canadian soprano with pianist and composer Yehudi Wyner.
Boston Symphony Orchestra

Arabella Steinbacher Plays Brahms


INTERVIEW WITH STEINBACHER AND MORE AT THE BSO TANGLEWOOD CHANNEL
The German violinist returns to Tanglewood for Brahms's Violin Concerto, and Jaap van Zweden conducts Steven Stucky's Rhapsodies and Beethoven's Symphony No. 7.
Tonight at 7pm on 99.5 All Classical
Boston Symphony Orchestra

Baroque At The Shed


INTERVIEW WITH HERAS-CASADO AND MORE AT THE BSO TANGLEWOOD CHANNEL
Mezzo-soprano Susan Graham sings opera excerpts by Gluck and Handel, and Pablo Heras-Casado conducts the BSO in instrumental works by Rameau and Bach, live from Tanglewood.
Tonight at 7pm on 99.5 All Classical
Boston Symphony Orchestra

Lynn Harrell performs Dvorak's Cello Concerto with the BSO


LISTEN LIVE ON THE BSO TANGLEWOOD CHANNEL
Cellist Lynn Harrell joins the BSO for Dvorak's Cello Concerto on Friday evening with conductor Kurt Masur also leading Schumann's Symphony No. 1, "Spring."

Friday, July 15 at 7pm | 99.5 All Classical 
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.
On-demand at Classical New England
Boston Symphony Orchestra

Miguel Harth-Bedoya Conducts Tchaikovsky


INTERVIEW WITH HARTH-BEDOYA
GUIDED TOUR OF TCHAIKOVSKY'S SIXTH
The Peruvian conductor leads the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 and Jennifer Higdon's Loco, and violinist Joshua Bell is the soloist in Bruch's Scottish Fantasy.
Today at 1pm on 99.5 All Classical
Classical Concerts

Listen: Red Priest, Live From Rockport


HEAR THE CONCERT
Hear a live concert broadcast featuring the dynamic, theatrical early music group from the UK, from Rockport Music's Shalin Liu Performance Center with hosts Cathy Fuller and Brian McCreath.
Boston Symphony Orchestra

The BSO Opens Its Summer Home At Tanglewood


BSO TANGLEWOOD CHANNEL
INTERVIEW WITH DUTOIT
Charles Dutoit leads the Boston Symphony Orchestra in the spectacular Requiem by Berlioz, live from the Koussevitzky Music Shed at Tanglewood

Tonight at 7pm on 99.5 All Classical
New England Summer Festivals

Sand Dunes And Music: Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival


HEAR THE PROGRAM AND GET MORE INFO
Join Cathy Fuller for a trip to the Cape, with performances by pianist Samuel Sanders, the Borromeo Quartet, and soprano Dawn Upshaw.
Arias and Barcarolles

Dawn Upshaw In Concert On The Cape


LISTEN
The soprano sings Schubert's "Shepherd on the Rock" at the Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival.

Opera

Danielle de Niese In Handel's Semele


MORE INFO AND AUDIO PREVIEW
The American soprano sings the title role in a performance with Les Talens Lyriques and conductor Christoph Rousset.
Sunday at 6:30pm on 99.5 All Classical
The Bach Hour

Bach In Boston


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The Boston Early Festival Orchestra takes the stage with the Orchestral Suite No. 3, and Boston's Emmanuel Music performs the Cantata No. 2 (translation).

On-demand at Classical New England
Boston Symphony Orchestra

The BSO, 24/7


VISIT BSO RADIO
Hear the Boston Symphony Orchestra 24/7, listen to the latest concerts, interviews, and features on-demand, and see the schedule of upcoming broadcasts.
Opera

Shared Madness: Mozart's La Finta Giardiniera


MORE INFO AND AUDIO PREVIEW
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
99.5 Host Notes

In Performance


Here is more information about artists and presenters featured on this week's programs.
Classical Concerts

Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra in Concert


LISTEN TO PART 1
LISTEN TO PART 2
The Festival instrumentalists combine forces for an electrically charged evening at NEC's Jordan Hall, with harpsichordist Kristian Bezuidenhout.
Classical Concerts

Les Voix Baroques


BOSTON EARLY MUSIC CHANNEL
LISTEN, WITH COMPLETE PROGRAM AND TRANSLATIONS
Stephen Stubbs directs Canticum Canticorum, a program based on the sensuous biblical poetry of The Song of Songs, at the Boston Early Music Festival.
Opera

Rossini's Overlooked Otello


HEAR A PREVIEW
A rarely heard opera, in a performance with Lyon Opera Orchestra and Chorus and conductor Evelino Pidò.
Sunday, June 12 at 6:30pm on 99.5 All Classical
New England Summer Festivals

The Rockport Chamber Music Festival


HEAR THE PROGRAM AND SEE A SLIDESHOW
New England Summer Festivals takes you to a place where water, land, and music come together.
On-demand at Classical New England
New England Summer Festivals

The Marlboro Festival


SEE PICTURES AND HEAR THE PROGRAM
MORE NEW ENGLAND SUMMER FESTIVALS
Alan McLellan takes you to the venerable Marlboro Chamber Music Festival for performances from the 2011 season.

On-demand at Classical New England
Boston Pops

Pops Goes Motown!


BOSTON POPS BROADCAST SCHEDULE
Ellis Hall joins Keith Lockhart for a Tribute to Motown, and Mihail Jojatu is the soloist for Gulda's Cello Concerto.
Saturday, June 4 at 7pm on 99.5 All Classical
Opera

Verdi's Aida, from Maggio Musicale in Florence


MORE ON THE PRODUCTION FROM NPR WORLD OF OPERA
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
Live from Fraser

Pianist Martina Filjak


LISTEN
The winner of the 2009 Cleveland International Piano Competition visits the Fraser Performance Studio with music by Mozart, Scriabin, and Balakirev.
Classical Concerts

St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, From Carnegie Hall


FULL PROGRAM
Join us for the next concert from the Spring for Music festival with a program featuring soprano Dawn Upshaw.
Tonight at 10pm on 99.5 All Classical
Classical Concerts

The Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Live From Carnegie Hall


LISTEN AND CHAT
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
Classical Concerts

Albany Symphony, From Carnegie Hall


COMPLETE SPRING FOR MUSIC SCHEDULE
The next concert features Spirituals Re-Imagined, including world premieres by John Harbison and Donal Fox, webcast live from the Spring For Music Festival.
Wednesday, May 11 at 8pm on 99.5 All Classical
99.5 Host Notes

Postscript From Spain


By Cathy Fuller
A few added scenes and thoughts from a cultural pilgrimage.
Boston Symphony Orchestra

Dutoit Conducts Berlioz


DUTOIT ON FRENCH CONDUCTORS
2011-2012 BSO SEASON
Charles Dutoit leads the BSO and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus in Roméo et Juliette, with soloists Bernarda Fink, Jean-Paul Fouchécourt, and Laurent Naouri to close the BSO season.
Saturday, May 7 at 7pm on 99.5 All Classical
Boston Symphony Orchestra

Boston Symphony Orchestra Announces 2011-2012 Season


BOSTON POPS BROADCAST SCHEDULE
The BSO offers a balance of exciting programs, familiar favorites, and new faces.
Live from Fraser

Haimovitz And The Goldbergs


WATCH VIDEO
Cellist Matt Haimovitz and friends join Cathy Fuller for an exploration of Bach's Goldberg Variations.
Classical Concerts

Spring For Music, From Carnegie Hall


An innovative festival brings the familiar and new together in creative programs, which you can hear on the air and online.
Café Europa

The Berlin Philharmonic


By Brian McCreath
Hear performances by one of the world's great orchestras, from concerts at their dynamic home concert hall.
On-demand at Classical New England
Boston Symphony Orchestra

Simon Trpceski Plays Liszt


CONCERT PREVIEW WITH FRUHBECK DE BURGOS
MORE FEATURES AND BSO BROADCAST SCHEDULE
The Macedonian pianist continues a celebration of the bicentennial of Liszt's birth as soloist in the Piano Concerto No. 2, and Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos conducts music by Reger and Ravel.
Saturday, April 30 at 7pm on 99.5 All Classical
Live from Fraser

Pianist André LaPlante


LISTEN
One of today's great interpreters of Romantic music, the Canadian pianist performs Bach/Busoni, Haydn, and Liszt.
Boston Symphony Orchestra

Suzuki Conducts Bach


NOTES AND TRANSLATION
INTERVIEW WITH SUZUKI
Masaaki Suzuki, one of the great Bach interpreters of our time, leads Bach's St. John Passion.
Saturday, April 23 at 7pm on 99.5 All Classical
Live from Fraser

Pianist Martin Jones


LISTEN
The British pianist visits our studio with music by Liszt, Debussy, Godowsky, and Graham Hair.

Music News

Zhou Long's Madame White Snake Wins 2011 Pulitzer Prize


LEARN MORE AND LISTEN
Premiered by Opera Boston in February 2010, the fantastic tale of passion and transformation explores cross-cultural connections.
Classical Concerts

Handel and Haydn's Israel in Egypt


LISTEN ON DEMAND AND READ PROGRAM NOTES
Harry Christophers conducts Handel's masterpiece on the Exodus in concert.
99.5 Host Notes

In Performance, week of Apr. 18


By Brian McCreath
Here is more information about the performers and presenters featured this week.
Classical

Muti Conducts Brahms


Riccardo Muti and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra perform Brahms's A German Requiem in concert, along with music by Verdi and Hindemith.
Sunday, April 17 at 3pm on 99.5 All Classical
99.5 Host Notes

Spain!


By Cathy Fuller
Greetings from our 2011 Learning Tour!
Boston Symphony Orchestra

The "Emperor," With Jonathan Biss


CONCERT PREVIEW WITH JONATHAN BISS
PROFILE OF BSO PERCUSSIONIST FRANK EPSTEIN
The American pianist performs Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5, and conductor Stéphane Denève leads Roussel's Symphony No. 3 and Ravel's La Valse.
Tonight at 7pm on 99.5 All Classical

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