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Drive Time Live

Discovery Ensemble Plays Beethoven's Seventh


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Courtney Lewis conducts Discovery Ensemble in the Symphony No. 7 by Beethoven and Britten's homage to Frank Bridge.

On-demand at Classical New England
CNE Journal

The Passion, Ancient and Modern


By Brian McCreath
The Handel and Haydn Society and Boston Modern Orchestra Project explore the story of the Passion through both the greatest of composers and the music of our time.
Classical Concerts

Maazel's Ring Without Words, in Concert at Carnegie


Lorin Maazel conducts the Vienna Philharmonic in Mozart's Symphony No. 40 and his own symphonic synthesis of Wagner's Ring, in concert at Carnegie Hall in New York.

Drive Time Live

Pianists Ya-Fei Chuang and Robert Levin


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The wife and husband team talk with host Cathy Fuller about Mozart's music and their performances with Boston Baroque.
On-demand at Classical New England
Classical Concerts

Rattle Conducts Mahler at Carnegie


HEAR THE CONCERT ON-DEMAND
Sir Simon Rattle leads the Berlin Philharmonic in the Symphony No. 2, the "Resurrection," in concert at Carnegie Hall in New York.
On-demand at Classical New England
Music

Lincoln Portrait: The Twists and Turns of an American Classic


By Bob Seay and James David Jacobs
One of Aaron Copland's greatest masterpieces is a rare combination of public statement and art, and it owes its existence to some unexpected sources.
Boston Symphony Orchestra

Serkin Performs Stravinsky


HEAR THE CONCERT AND SEE BROADCAST SCHEDULE
Peter Serkin is the soloist in Stravinsky's Concerto for Piano and Winds, and Stéphane Denève conducts Ravel's Mother Goose Suite and Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5.
On-demand at Classical New England
Classical Music with Alan McLellan

Café Europa


LISTEN ON-DEMAND
Take a lunch break with performances from the great concert halls of Europe.

Weekdays at noon on Classical New England
Boston Symphony Orchestra

Erich Leinsdorf: Looking Back


HEAR THE PROGRAM
Producer Brian Bell considers the career and impact of a legendary BSO conductor.
On-demand at Classical New England
Classical Concerts

In Concert: Lang Lang and the New York Philharmonic


The pianist rings in the Year of the Dragon with conductor Long Yu in a concert at Avery Fisher Hall in New York.

Tonight at 8pm on Classical New England
The Bach Hour

Salonen Conducts Schoenberg's Vision


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Esa-Pekka Salonen and the L.A. Philharmonic paint a vibrant Bach Prelude and Fugue, and Masaaki Suzuki conducts the Cantata No. 73 (translation).
On-demand at Classical New England
Classical Concerts

Watch New Year's Day from Vienna, 2012


WATCH THE CONCERT
Join the Vienna Philharmonic and conductor Mariss Jansons for waltzes, marches, and more from the Musikverein in Vienna.
On-demand at Classical New England
Boston Symphony Orchestra

Boston Symphony Orchestra's Rachel Childers


HEAR THE INTERVIEW
The new Second Horn player in the BSO talks with Callie Crossley about being the first female brass player in the orchestra's history.
On-demand at Classical New England
Boston Symphony Orchestra

Jonathan Biss Plays Beethoven


MORE INFO AND AUDIO PREVIEW
Biss is the soloist in Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4, and Jirí Belohlávek conducts Beethoven's Leonore Overture No. 3 and John Harbison's Symphony No. 5, featuring mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke and baritone Gerald Finley.
On-demand at Classical New England
Boston Symphony Orchestra

Harbison, Ravel, and Mahler at the BSO


AUDIO PREVIEW WITH GUIDED TOUR OF MAHLER'S SYMPHONY NO. 1
Ludovic Morlot conducts Harbison's Symphony No. 4, the Suite No. 2 from Ravel's Daphnis et Chloé, and Mahler's Symphony No. 1.
On-demand at Classical New England
Sunday Concert

Morlot Conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra


READ AND HEAR A PREVIEW
Ludovic Morlot conducts the CSO in music by Dutilleux and Roussel, along with two trumpet concerti featuring CSO principal Christopher Martin.
Today at 3pm on Classical New England
CNE Journal

Tanglewood 2012


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The Boston Symphony Orchestra has announced the 75th anniversary season of Tanglewood.
Boston Symphony Orchestra

2012 Tanglewood Season Announcement


STREAM THE ANNOUNCEMENT LIVE
The Boston Symphony Orchestra will announce details about its 75th anniversary Tanglewood season on Thursday.
Live stream today at 1pm on classicalnewengland.org
Classical Concerts

Gardiner Conducts Beethoven at Carnegie Hall


SEE AND HEAR A CONCERT PREVIEW
By Brian Wise
John Eliot Gardiner and the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique perform Egmont Overture and the Fifth and Seventh Symphonies in concert at Carnegie Hall.
Thursday at 7pm on Classical New England
The Bach Hour

Bach's Tapestry of Sound


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J.S. Bach's Cantata No. 109 uses the interlacing of sound to create a picture of belief in a performance conducted by John Eliot Gardiner.
On-demand at Classical New England
Classical Concerts

The First Mahler's First


HEAR THE CONCERT AND INTERVIEWS, AND READ PROGRAM NOTES
Conductor Hugh Wolff and the New England Conservatory Philharmonia perform the original version of Mahler's Symphony No. 1, not heard since 1889.
On-demand at Classical New England
Drive Time Live

Apollo's Fire


SEE PROGRAM AND VIDEO PREVIEW
The Cleveland-based early music ensemble visits our Fraser Performance Studio for a preview of their Nov. 5 concert, presented by Boston Early Music Festival.
Today at 7pm on Classical New England
Classical Concerts

Boston Philharmonic Performs Bruckner and Debussy in Concert


MORE CLASSICAL CONCERTS ON-DEMAND
Benjamin Zander leads the Boston Philharmonic in the Symphony No. 8 by Anton Bruckner and Claude Debussy's La Mer.
Today at 3pm on Classical New England
Boston Symphony Orchestra

Haydn and Wagner at the BSO


AUDIO PREVIEW, ON-DEMAND CONCERTS, AND MORE
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos conducts Haydn's Symphonies Nos. 1 and 100, the "Military," and excerpts from Wagner's Die Meistersinger, with bass James Morris and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus.

Saturday at 7pm on Classical New England
Sunday Concert

The Budapest Festival Orchestra in Concert


FULL PROGRAM AND MORE INFORMATION
Iván Fischer conducts Bartók and Schubert with the orchestra he founded, in concert at Carnegie Hall in New York.
Today at 3pm on Classical New England
Music News

New England Philharmonic Premieres Work by Michael Gandolfi


LEARN MORE AND HEAR THE CONVERSATION
Hear a discussion about the Boston composer's new work based on the science of sleep patterns, to be performed on Oct. 29 by the New England Philharmonic.
Music News

James Yannatos, 1929-2011


READ MORE AND HEAR PERFORMANCES
The long-time conductor of the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra leaves a legacy of inspirational performances and compositions as well as mentorship for generations of student musicians.
CNE Journal

Mahler Unleashed


HEAR THE CONVERSATION
By Brian McCreath
New England Conservatory of Music President Tony Woodcock talks about NEC's celebration of Gustav Mahler's music.
Classical New England

Franz Liszt at 200


HEAR MUSIC AND READ MORE
The original superstar musician was far more than flash and style, and we're celebrating his bicentennial with some of today's superstars.
Boston Symphony Orchestra

Yo-Yo Ma and the BSO On Demand


HEAR THE CONCERT ON DEMAND
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma is the soloist in Dvorak's Cello Concerto, and Juanjo Mena conducts Bartók's The Wooden Prince.
Boston Symphony Orchestra

Bavouzet's Prokofiev with the BSO


BSO BROADCAST INFORMATION & SCHEDULE
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet is the soloist in Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 3, and Sean Newhouse leads Britten's Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes and the Symphony No. 2 by Sibelius.
On-demand at Classical New England
Boston Symphony Orchestra

Anne-Sophie Mutter, Mozart, and the BSO


BSO BROADCAST INFORMATION & SCHEDULE
The German violinist is both soloist and director in three violin concertos from the opening concerts of the BSO season.
Saturday at 7pm on Classical New England
Classical Concerts

The Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra, In Concert


MORE INFO, AND HIGHLIGHTS OF BSO BROADCAST SCHEDULE
Remarkable performances from this year's Tanglewood season include Rachmaninoff's Symphonic Dances, Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4, and Ravel's piano music with Jean-Yves Thibaudet.
Tonight at 7pm on 99.5 All Classical
Live from Fraser

Discovery Plays Wagner And Schreker


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Conductor Courtney Lewis leads Discovery Ensemble in Richard Wagner's Siegfried Idyll and Franz Schreker's Chamber Symphony.
Boston Symphony Orchestra

The Boston Symphony Orchestra's 2011-2012 Season


MORE ON THE SEASON AT THE BSO TANGLEWOOD CHANNEL
Ron Della Chiesa hosts a preview of the coming BSO season, with music by Beethoven, Ravel, Brahms, and more.
Tonight at 7pm on 99.5 All Classical
Classical Music with Brian McCreath

Harry Christophers on Handel and Haydn's New Season


HEAR THE INTERVIEW
The Artistic Director of Boston's Handel and Haydn Society talks with Brian McCreath about this weekend's season opening concerts with Kristian Bezuidenhout and more.
Classical Concerts

Opening Night At The New York Philharmonic


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Alan Gilbert leads the legendary orchestra in an evening of music by Richard Strauss and Samuel Barber, with guest soloist soprano Deborah Voigt.
Tonight at 9 on WGBH 2
99.5 Host Notes

Britten's A War Requiem


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By James David Jacobs
A plea for peace and healing.
Tonight at 10pm on 99.5 All Classical
99.5 Host Notes

Ives's Prophetic Music, Post-9/11


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By James David Jacobs
The American composer captured a moment that eerily foreshadowed reaction to Sept. 11, 2001.
The Bach Hour

Suzuki's Brandenburg, In Concert


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Masaaki Suzuki and Bach Collegium Japan perform the Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in concert, and the Cantata No. 186 (translation).
Boston Symphony Orchestra

Tanglewood On Parade!


MORE INFO AT THE BSO TANGLEWOOD CHANNEL
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 7pm on 99.5 All Classical
The Bach Hour

The Joy Of Devotion


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John Eliot Gardiner conducts Bach's Cantata No. 9 (translation), and Masaaki Suzuki leads the Orchestral Suite No. 2 in concert.

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
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
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
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
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.
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
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 Sigiswald Kuijken directs the Cantata No. 2 (translation).
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.
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.
The Bach Hour

CSI: Bach


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Violinist Midori Seiler performs her reconstruction of a lost concerto, and Craig Smith directs the Cantata No. 39 (translation).
Orchestral

Keeping Score: A Mahler Journey


VIDEO PREVIEW AND BEHIND THE SCENES
Michael Tilson Thomas takes you on a guided tour of music by one of the most fascinating and influential composers in music.
Thursday at 9pm on WGBH 2
99.5 All Classical

Live From Tanglewood On 99.5 All Classical


MORE INFO
Ron Della Chiesa is your host for three live broadcasts per week from the Koussevitzky Music Shed at Tanglewood, including the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Boston Pops, and more.
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.
Live from Fraser

The Case/CIM Baroque Orchestra


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Drawn from students at Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Institute of Music, the ensemble performs music by Telemann, Bach, Handel, and more.
Arias and Barcarolles

Deborah Voigt Sings Wagner


LISTEN AND WATCH "THE LITTLE BLACK DRESS"
One of the great dramatic sopranos of our time sings highlights from Tristan und Isolde, and Matthew White and Les Voix Baroques perform music by John Dowland.
Boston Pops

Classic Pops!


BOSTON POPS BROADCAST SCHEDULE
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
The Bach Hour

Luminous Bach From Ensemble Sonnerie


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ABOUT THE BACH HOUR
Monica Huggett leads the Orchestral Suite No. 1, and Collegium Vocale performs the Cantata No. 43 (translation).

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
99.5 Host Notes

Sendai, Japan: "Music And Courage"


By James David Jacobs
The Sendai Philharmonic and conductor Pascal Verrot offer inspiration for rebuilding.
99.5 Host Notes

Sendai, Japan: The Orchestra Comes Of Age


By James David Jacobs
The next in a series about the Sendai Philharmonic as it struggles to rebuild after the March disaster.
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.
99.5 Host Notes

Sendai, Japan: Looking Back On The Birth Of An Orchestra


By James David Jacobs
As Japan recovers, our guest blogger takes us back to the formative years of an orchestra that anchors the cultural life of northern Japan.
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.
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.
Boston Symphony Orchestra

James Levine: The Man Behind The BSO's Baton


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MORE ON THE BSO MUSIC DIRECTOR SEARCH
By NPR Fresh Air
On June 5, 1971, James Levine lifted his baton and stepped up on the stage at The Metropolitan Opera. The occasion was a festival performance of Tosca. It was also the 27-year-old Levine's debut performance at the Met.
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
99.5 Host Notes

Sendai, Japan: Resilience of a Cultural Jewel


By James David Jacobs
A personal voice highlights the central role of the orchestra in the culture of one of Japan's hardest hit cities
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
Boston Symphony Orchestra

BSO Music Director Search: An Update


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Producer Brian Bell talks with BSO Managing Director Mark Volpe about the search for a new BSO Music Director and the unique institutional characteristics that inform the process.
The Bach Hour

The Joy and Transcendence of Easter


LISTEN
ABOUT THE BACH HOUR
Ton Koopman and Amsterdam Baroque perform the Cantata No. 31 (translation), written for Easter.  The program also features pianist Angela Hewitt in a concerto and Yuko Hayashi at the organ at Boston's Old West Church.
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
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.
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
Sunday Concert

MTT in Chicago


COMPLETE PROGRAM
Michael Tilson Thomas conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in music by Berg, Brahms, and more.
Sunday, April 10 at 3pm on 99.5 All Classical
Kids' Classical Hour

The Elements


LISTEN
Join Ray Brown for Earth, Air, Fire, and Water, as heard through music by Stravinsky, Smetana, and more!
The Bach Hour

The Chaconne Through The Orchestral Prism


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Seiji Ozawa and the Boston Symphony Orchestra give a blazingly intense account of Bach's music, and Konrad Junghänel conducts the Missa Brevis in G.
Boston Symphony Orchestra

Haydn and Mozart, the Masters of Classicism


INTERVIEWS & PROGRAM NOTES
BSO BROADCAST SCHEDULE
Johannes Debus conducts Haydn's Symphony No. 97 and Mozart's Symphony No. 32 and Clarinet Concerto, with soloist William R. Hudgins.
Tonight at 7pm on 99.5 All Classical
Classical Concerts

Watch the Vienna Philharmonic Perform on New Year's Day


With scenes and features from around Vienna, the PBS production of this year's festive concert, featuring conductor Franz Welser-Möst and host Paula Zahn, is available on demand.
99.5 Host Notes

The Conductor's Art


By James David Jacobs
"... when the combination of great music, great musicians and a great conductor all work in sync, you get something unmatched by any other human activity."
Sunday Concert

Gwyneth Wentink and the Boston Philharmonic in Concert


LEARN MORE AND HEAR FEATURES
The Dutch harpist joins the orchestra for Alberto Ginastera's Harp Concerto, and Benjamin Zander conducts Gershwin, Stravinsky, and more.
Sunday, April 3 at 3pm on 99.5 All Classical
Boston Symphony Orchestra

Celebrating Liszt With Conductor John Nelson


BSO BROADCAST SCHEDULE
The American conductor leads the BSO in two tone poems by Franz Liszt, celebrating the 200th anniversary of the composer's birth, plus Evgeny Kissin performs concertos by Chopin and Grieg.
Saturday, April 2 at 7pm on 99.5 All Classical
BSO on Record

Charles Munch's First BSO Recordings


By Brian Bell
From 1949, the just-appointed conductor leads Beethoven, Berlioz, and Ravel.
Sunday, Mar. 27 at 2pm on 99.5 All Classical
Boston Symphony Orchestra

Oboist Alfred Genovese


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The late Alfred Genovese, a member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra oboe section for 21 years (Principal for the last 11), talked with Brian Bell upon his retirement in 1998.  Genovese passed away on Mar. 11 (obituary).
Sunday Concert

Peter Oundjian Conducts Chicago


MORE ABOUT OUNDJIAN
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


MORE BACKSTAGE WITH BRIAN BELL
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.
99.5 Host Notes

Boston Symphony and Andris Nelsons: The Reviews


By Brian McCreath
Read what the critics had to say about the young Latvian conductor's performance with the BSO at Carnegie Hall on Thursday.
Sunday Concert

Slatkin In Pittsburgh


Leonard Slatkin and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra perform Peter Mennin's Moby Dick, Sibelius's Symphony No. 2, and the world premiere of Richard Danielpour's A Woman's Life.
Sunday, Mar. 20 at 3pm on 99.5 All Classical
Boston Symphony Orchestra

Bartók's Bluebeard's Castle


MORE BARTOK
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

Erin go Bragh!


By Laura Carlo
Laura Carlo shares some classical music for the Irish in all of us...
99.5 Host Notes

The Concert Hall Re-set Button


By Brian McCreath
When everything familiar bursts into the remarkable.
The Composer Files

Celebrating Bartók


LEARN MORE
In honor of the 130th anniversary of the composer's birth, join 99.5 All Classical for a series of local and historic performances and exclusive on demand music.
Sunday Concert

Boulez Conducts a 20th Century Collage


MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAM
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
Boston Symphony Orchestra

Roberto Abbado Conducts Beethoven's Fifth


ABBADO ON THE PROGRAM
The Italian conductor leads the BSO in Haydn's Symphony No. 93, Beethoven's Symphony No. 5, and Bartók's Piano Concerto No. 3, with soloist Peter Serkin.
Saturday, Mar. 12 at 7pm on 99.5 All Classical
Boston Symphony Orchestra

Christian Tetzlaff Plays A World Premiere With The BSO


VOLPE ON LEVINE'S RESIGNATION
TETZLAFF ON THE PROGRAM
BIRTWISTLE ON HIS CONCERTO
The German violinist plays Harrison Birtwistle's new Violin Concerto, along with Mozart and Bartók, live from Symphony Hall (program notes).
Saturday, Mar. 5 at 7pm on 99.5 All Classical
Live from Fraser

Discovery Ensemble Plays Stravinsky, Adès, and Beethoven


DISCOVERY ENSEMBLE CONCERT, MAR. 17
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Conductor Courtney Lewis and the orchestra perform Stravinsky's "Dumbarton Oaks," Thomas Adès's reimagined Couperin, and highlights of Beethoven's "Pastoral" Symphony.
99.5 Host Notes

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.
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
Boston Symphony Orchestra

Mahler's Symphony No. 9


BSO Assistant Conductor Sean Newhouse leads the orchestra in Gustav Mahler's heart-wrenching exploration of memory, grief, and peace, live from Symphony Hall.
Saturday, Feb. 26 at 7pm on 99.5 All Classical
The Bach Hour

Vibrant Colors and Textures in The Art of the Fugue


HEAR THE PROGRAM
The Academy for Ancient Music Berlin brings one of Bach's masterpieces to life in new ways, plus John Eliot Gardiner conducts the Cantata No. 181 (translation).
On-demand at Classical New England
Live from Fraser

New England Conservatory Chamber Orchestra


LISTEN
The conductor-less ensemble joins host Cathy Fuller and a studio audience for music by Arensky's Variations on a theme by Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky's Apollon Musagète.
Music News

At The Academy, A Young Ensemble Begins



By Jeff Lunden
Sir Simon Rattle has been working with Ensemble ACJW, which just premiered David Bruce's Steampunk at Weill Recital Hall.
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
99.5 Host Notes

The First Recordings of the Boston Symphony Orchestra


By Brian Bell
Some remarkable music making, from the earliest days of recorded sound.
Boston Symphony Orchestra

Levine Conducts Mozart and Mahler


BSO BROADCAST SCHEDULE
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
99.5 All Classical

Ben Roe Named Managing Director of Classical Services


MORE ABOUT BEN ROE
Boston's All Classical Station to be led by Grammy Award winning producer and NPR veteran.
99.5 Host Notes

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.
99.5 Host Notes

My Favorites: A Choice You May Not Expect


By Suzanne Bona
The music closest to us sometimes comes from our earliest experiences.
99.5 Host Notes

My Favorites: An Unknown Romeo and Juliet


By Brian Bell
Plenty of composers have been inspired by Shakespeare's tragedy, but this one is special.
99.5 Host Notes

For Our Greatest President's Birthday


By James David Jacobs
A musical tribute to Abraham Lincoln...
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).
Boston Symphony Orchestra

Cellist Alban Gerhardt Performs a U.S. Premiere


SUSANNA MALKKI'S CONCERT PREVIEW
ALBAN GERHARDT IN OUR STUDIO
BSO PROGRAM DETAILS
The German cellist gives the first U.S. performance of a concerto by Unsuk Chin on a program conducted by Susanna Mälkki.
Saturday, Feb. 12 at 7pm on 99.5 All Classical
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My Favorites: A Bold Punch from Prokofiev


By Michelle Sweet
"Music can viscerally bring a snapshot moment from our past right back to the present..."
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My Favorites: Mahler's Third and the Goldbergs


By Brian McCreath
We've asked you for yours;  here are some of ours.

Kids' Classical Hour

The Essential Classics!


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Join Ray Brown for the classical music essential to kids, with The Blue Danube, The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Peter and the Wolf, and more!
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

Flutist Elizabeth Rowe


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Producer Brian Bell profiles the Boston Symphony Orchestra's Principal Flutist.
Boston Symphony Orchestra

Radu Lupu Plays Beethoven's Third


GUIDED TOUR OF PROKOFIEV'S SIXTH
BSO BROADCAST SCHEDULE
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
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Lou Harrison's "Elegiac" Symphony


By James David Jacobs
"I will go out on a limb and declare this the most beautiful movement of American symphonic music yet written."
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
CNE Journal

Music and Art: Paternosto & Ginastera


By Cathy Fuller
Two Latin American Modernists, inspired by the Art of the Americas wing at the Museum of Fine Arts.
Kids' Classical Hour

Going Places!


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Join Ray Brown for classical music that's all about the journey, with music by Leopold Mozart, Arthur Honegger, John Adams, and more!
Boston Symphony Orchestra

Arabella Steinbacher Plays Mozart


BSO BROADCAST SCHEDULE
The German violinist is joined by conductor Christoph von Dohnányi in a program that also includes music by Dvorák and Ligeti.
Saturday, Jan. 29 at 7pm 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.
Music

Tell Us What Music You Love


SEND US YOUR FAVORITES
Tell us what your favorite pieces are, then listen for them on the air!
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Two Essential Symphonies


By James David Jacobs
Two composers write for their times and create something eternal.
Sunday, Jan. 23 at 9am on 99.5 All Classical
Kids' Classical Hour

Tchaikovsky Discovers America!


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Join Ray Brown for the story of the Russian composer's first visit to this country, with music from The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, the 1812 Overture, and more!
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The Real "Wellington's Victory"


By James David Jacobs
A listener dispels a myth through her request.
Sunday Concert

Zander Conducts Wagner and Prokofiev


ZANDER'S CONCERT PREVIEW
The Boston Philharmonic performs music from Wagner's Die Meistersinger and Götterdämmerung, and cellist Natalia Gutman is the soloist in Prokofiev's Symphony-Concerto.
Sunday, Jan. 23 at 3pm on 99.5 All Classical
CNE Journal

Music and Art: Stella and Diamond


By Cathy Fuller
Bursts of energy from the early 1940's for the eyes and ears, inspired by the Art of the Americas wing of the Museum of Fine Arts.
Boston Symphony Orchestra

A Russian Kaleidoscope


MAAZEL'S CONCERT PREVIEW
BSO BROADCAST SCHEDULE
Lorin Maazel conducts Tchaikovsky's Suite No. 3, Stravinsky's Song of the Nightingale, and Scriabin's Poem of Ecstasy, live from Symphony Hall.
Saturday, Jan. 22 at 7pm on 99.5 All Classical
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The Artistry of Innovation


By Brian McCreath
Creativity and technology, on the stage and beyond.
Sunday Concert

Dohnányi at Chicago


MORE ON SCHUMANN'S SECOND
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
Kids' Classical Hour

Classical Colours!


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Join Ray Brown for a veritable rainbow of classical music!
Boston Symphony Orchestra

Mark Elder Conducts Debussy, Delius, and More


ELDER'S CONCERT PREVIEW
BSO BROADCAST SCHEDULE
The British conductor pianist is joined by pianist Lars Vogt in a program that also includes Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 21.
Saturday, Jan. 15 at 7pm on 99.5 All Classical
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Popcorn With That Beethoven?


By Brian McCreath
Orchestras at the multiplex:  a mixed bag.
Keith's Classical Corner

The Changed Stravinsky


MORE KEITH'S CLASSICAL CORNER
Keith Lockhart introduces the lesser known side of the genius.
Kids' Classical Hour

Wild West!


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Join Ray Brown, for cowboys, rodeos, and the Great American West, with Copland, Grofe, and more!
CNE Journal

Music and Art: Homer and MacDowell


By Cathy Fuller
Dramatic art from two New Englanders, inspired by the Art of the Americas wing of the Museum of Fine Arts.
Keith's Classical Corner

Winter Legends


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MORE KEITH'S CLASSICAL CORNER
Music for winter by Arnold Bax on Keith's Classical Corner.
Weekdays at 8:30am on 99.5 All Classical
Live Performances

Download the Nashville Symphony Orchestra in Concert


GO TO THE DOWNLOAD
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.
CNE Journal

Music and Art: Cassatt and Chadwick


By Cathy Fuller
Hear music inspired by the Museum of Fine Art's new Art of the Americas wing.
Concerts

New Year's Day from Vienna


MORE INFO
HISTORY OF THE NEW YEAR'S CONCERTS
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

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Bach's Christmas Oratorio


By Brian McCreath
Hear Bach's masterpiece for the Christmas season.

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Thomas Hampson and Mahler's Wunderhorn


By Brian McCreath
One of today's great Mahler interpreters performs some of the composer's most personal music.
99.5 Host Notes

A Birthday of Two Mavericks


By James David Jacobs
Two important composers share a birthday of December 11.
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"My Nine Lives," Violin$, Alisa Weilerstein, and Who's Afraid of Modern Music?


By Brian McCreath
Leon Fleisher talks with Diane Rehm, Alex Ross sounds off on modern music, and how much would you pay for a violin?
99.5 Host Notes

Holiday Lights


By Laura Carlo
Light is so important to the holidays for Jews and Christians alike, and even for those who celebrate Winter Solstice.
99.5 Host Notes

Requiems, Anniversaries, and Controversies


By James David Jacobs
Sifting the truth to find the music.
Kids' Classical Hour

All in the Family


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Join Ray Brown for music from members of great classical music families--including composers like the Mozarts, the Bachs, and more!
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


MORE ON SCHUMANN'S SECOND
HARBISON ON HIS SECOND
MORE FROM ZNAIDER
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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Classical In The News


By Brian McCreath
Check out some recent NPR pieces about classical music.
99.5 Host Notes

For St. Andrew's Day


By Brian McCreath
I suppose with a name like mine, it shouldn't come as any surprise that Scotland figures prominently in my background.
99.5 Host Notes

Simple Gifts


By Laura Carlo
I'm sorry to see November go.
Kids' Classical Hour

The Nature of Music


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MORE KIDS' CLASSICAL HOUR
Join Ray Brown for a walk in nature through music by Dvorak, Smetana, MacDowell, and more!
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.
99.5 Host Notes

Buchbinder's Brahms


By Brian McCreath
The Austrian pianist takes on one of the monuments of the concerto repertoire.
99.5 Host Notes

All Together Now...


By Laura Carlo
The birthday anniversary of a composer who changed his course.
99.5 Host Notes

Extra Pledge Bonus: The Berlin Philharmonic!


By Brian McCreath
A hidden bonus with one of our thank you gifts.
Kids' Classical Hour

Once Upon A Time


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It's classical music and fairy tales, including "The Frog Prince," "Hansel and Gretel" and more!
Boston Symphony Orchestra

All-Brahms with Kurt Masur


HEAR THE CONCERT ON-DEMAND AT BSO RADIO
The German conductor and the BSO perform the Symphony No. 3, and Nicholas Angelich is the soloist in the Piano Concerto No. 2.
99.5 Host Notes

A Robust Cup of Mozart


By Brian McCreath
The Boston Symphony Orchestra serves up a rich performance on its own label.
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Rudolf Barshai, and Bruno Walter, Week Two


By James David Jacobs
Bruno Walter, like most conductors of his generation, was also a composer...
Live from Fraser

Znaider and Kreisler's Violin


By Cathy Fuller
Violinist Nikolaj Znaider visited 99.5 All Classical and brought along the instrument of a legendary artist.
Kids' Classical Hour

Farkle's Search


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John Lithgow hosts The Remarkable Farkle McBride, the story of a boy who searches for just the right instrument to play!
99.5 Host Notes

Gershwin, Harris, Haydn


By Ray Brown
Ray Brown has music from Gershwin, Roy Harris, and Haydn
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...
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Listen To This


EVENT INFO
By Brian McCreath
Alex Ross, music critic for the New Yorker and author of The Rest is Noise, visits Cambridge this evening.
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Paderewski's 150th birthday and Bruno Walter, Week One


By James David Jacobs
Hear music for an unheralded anniversary on Saturday morning, and from a great conductor on Sunday.
Live from Fraser

Discovery Ensemble Plays Martinu and Beethoven


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Conductor Courtney Lewis leads the acclaimed Boston chamber orchestra in Martinu's dramatic Double Concerto and selections from Beethoven's Symphony No. 3, the "Eroica."
The Bach Hour

Rachel Podger's Soulful Bach


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MORE BACH HOUR
The British violinist contrasts "cascading arpeggios" and a "soulful melody," and the Boston Symphony Orchestra performs the "St. Anne" Prelude and Fugue.
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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.
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Intuition, Paranoia, and Berlioz


By James David Jacobs
It's Halloween, so it seems appropriate to consider the subject of fear...
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"You Are Drawn Into Being A Co-Conspirator..."


By Cathy Fuller
Fortepianist Robert Levin talks about the infectious joy of Mozart's music.
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A Request for Gershwin


By Ray Brown
The classical music establishment has always been divided about Gershwin...
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Cathedrals In Music


WATCH NOVA'S BUILDING THE GREAT CATHEDRALS
By Brian McCreath
Hear musical responses to great cathedrals, and watch Building The Great Cathedrals.
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One More Swing Through Prague


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

Happy Halloween!


By Laura Carlo
When my child was a few weeks shy of his 2nd birthday I showed him  a beautifully-designed “Prince Charming” costume complete with beribboned jacket with gold buttons and epaulets...
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Big little things for starting your week....


By Cathy Fuller
First, because it’s Monday and the idea of joyfully propelling yourself through the thrilling chaos of life may not yet have occurred to you...
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Oct. 20: Benjamin Zander and the Boston Philharmonic


By Laura Carlo
The conductor gives a preview of the 2010-2011 season.
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Oct. 18: Rattle and the Magic of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker


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By Cathy Fuller
Sir Simon Rattle says that he wasn’t always a huge Tchaikovsky fan....


Kids' Classical Hour

Wacky Warner Wevue


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Join Ray Brown on Kids' Classical Hour for all the classical favorites from Bugs, Elmer, and the rest!
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Oct. 13: Prague and Art Nouveau


By Brian McCreath
The Czech capitol was one of the centers of Art Nouveau.
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Oct. 12: Louis Moreau Gottschalk


By Ray Brown
A listener has requested music by a great but unheralded American composer.
Kids' Classical Hour

Imagination Nation: Who's Verdi?


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Ray Brown hosts a fun-filled hour, with a mini-bio of Giuseppe Verdi, music by Leonard Bernstein, and more!
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Oct. 10: Mahler's Roommate


By James David Jacobs
What ever became of your college roommate?  Here's what happened to Mahler's.
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Oct. 7: Jack Gallagher


By Brian McCreath
Music from an Ohio composer
Concerts

Los Angeles Philharmonic Opening Night


SEE THE PROGRAM
MORE ABOUT GUSTAVO DUDAMEL

Gustavo Dudamel conducts the Los Angeles Philharmonic's Opening Night Concert, with tenor Juan Diego Floréz in music by Rossini.

Friday, Oct. 8, 8pm on 99.5 All Classical

In Performance

Memorial Concert for Charles Ansbacher


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Hear the Boston Landmarks Orchestra's memorial concert for the late Charles Ansbacher.
Wednesday, Nov. 10 at 6:30pm on 99.5 All Classical

Arts

Center Stage


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