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Pianist Jonathan Biss


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The American pianist previews "Schumann: Under the Influence," with music by Robert Schumann and Leos Janacek, presented by the Celebrity Series of Boston on Friday night.

Friday at 4pm on Classical New England
Boston Symphony Orchestra

Lang Lang at Symphony Hall


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Pianist Lang Lang performs Rachmaninoff in his BSO subscription debut, and Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos conducts Hindemith and Bartók.

On-demand at Classical New England
Drive Time Live

Schubert, Live with Paul Lewis


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The British pianist performs Schubert's heartbreakingly powerful Sonata in A, D. 959, live in our studio.

Tonight at 7pm on Classical New England
Boston Symphony Orchestra

Lugansky Plays Rach 3


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Nikolai Lugansky is the soloist in Rachmaninoff's towering Piano Concerto No. 3, and Charles Dutoit conducts rarely heard works by Debussy and Frank Martin.

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Drive Time Live

Pianist Daniil Trifonov at CNE


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The Gold Medal winner of the Tchaikovsky International Competition visits our Fraser Performance Studio.

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Classical

The Cliburn: 50 Years of Gold


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Go behind the scenes at one of the most important and intense piano competitions in the music world.

Friday at 9pm on WGBH 2
Boston Symphony Orchestra

Paul Lewis's Tanglewood Debut


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The British pianist is the soloist in Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23, and Christoph von Dohnányi conducts music by Beethoven and Richard Strauss.

Today at 2pm on Classical New England
Boston Symphony Orchestra

Bronfman, Brahms, and Tanglewood


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Yefim Bronfman is the soloist in Brahms's Piano Concerto No. 2, and Christoph von Dohnányi conducts Schumann's Symphony No. 4, live from the Koussevitzky Music Shed at Tanglewood.

Tonight at 8pm on Classical New England
Boston Symphony Orchestra

Thibaudet, Live from Tanglewood


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Jean-Yves Thibaudet is the soloist in the Piano Concerto No. 5 by Saint-Saëns, and Lorin Maazel conducts a world premiere by Michael Gandolfi and Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique.

Today at 2pm on Classical New England
Boston Symphony Orchestra

Dutoit Conducts Tchaikovsky at Tanglewood


GUIDED TOUR OF TCHAIKOVSKY'S FIFTH AND CONCERTS ON-DEMAND
TELL US YOUR TANGLEWOOD TALE
Charles Dutoit leads Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5, and Emanuel Ax is the soloist in Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3.

Today at 1pm on Classical New England
Boston Symphony Orchestra

Pianist Nelson Freire at Tanglewood


GUIDED TOUR OF PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION
The Brazilian pianist performs a Mozart concerto with the BSO, and Marcelo Lehninger conducts Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition.

Tonight at 7pm on Classical New England
Drive Time Live

The Lavrova-Primakov Duo


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Two pianists with roots in the Russian tradition come together as a duo in our Fraser Performance Studio with music by Rachmaninoff, Arensky, and Scriabin.

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Arias and Barcarolles

The World of Schubert


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Mezzo-soprano Catherine Wyn-Rogers, pianist Graham Johnson, and friends explore the incredlble songs of Franz Schubert.

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Boston Symphony Orchestra

Till Fellner's Mozart


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The Austrian pianist joins conductor Bernard Haitink and the BSO for a Mozart concerto on a program that also includes music by Debussy and Beethoven.

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Classical Concerts

Mozart and the Levins


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Martin Pearlman directs a concert featuring the husband-and-wife team of Robert Levin and Ya-fei Chuang in an All-Mozart program.

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The Bach Hour

A Burst of Colors in the Easter Oratorio


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Matthew Halls leads the Retrospect Ensemble in Bach's vibrant, riveting Easter Oratorio (translation).

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Drive Time Live

Pianist Kirill Gerstein


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The Gilmore Artist Award winner visits our Fraser Performance Studio with music by Gershwin and Ligeti, previewing his Mar. 30 concert at the Berklee Performance Center.

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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.
Drive Time Live

Pianist Gleb Ivanov


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SCHEDULE OF UPCOMING PERFORMANCES
The Russian pianist and protégé of Mstislav Rostropovich performs Haydn and Liszt on the Steinway in our Fraser Studio.
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.
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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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Boston Symphony Orchestra

Cédric Tiberghien Plays Ravel


AUDIO TOUR OF SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE
ESCHENBACH ON DRIVE TIME LIVE
The French pianist debuts with the BSO in Ravel's jazz-inflected Piano Concerto in G, and Christoph Eschenbach conducts Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique.
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The Bach Hour

Simone Dinnerstein's "Something Almost Being Said"


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The pianist talks about her new recording with host Brian McCreath, and Vocalconsort Berlin performs Jesu, meine Freude (translation).
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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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Boston Symphony Orchestra

Serkin Performs Stravinsky


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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.
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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 Concerts

Leif Ove Andsnes in Concert at Carnegie Hall


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The Norwegian pianist performs a program of music by Haydn, Bartók, Debussy, and Chopin.
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Live from Fraser

Pianist Lise de la Salle


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The French pianist performs music by Mozart, Chopin, and Prokofiev.
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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

Perahia Plays Bach


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Murray Perahia is soloist and director for the Keyboard Concerto No. 3, and Ton Koopman directs the Cantata No. 155 (translation).
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CNE Journal

Alexis Weissenberg Dies at 82


By Tom Huizenga
The dynamic pianist escaped the Nazis to build a brilliant career.
Boston Symphony Orchestra

Jonathan Biss Plays Beethoven


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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.
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Boston Symphony Orchestra

Richard Goode Plays Mozart


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Goode is the soloist in Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 25, with conductor Ludovic Morlot, on a program that also includes music by Berlioz, Carter, and Bartók.
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Boston Symphony Orchestra

Garrick Ohlsson at the BSO


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The American pianist is the soloist in Barber's Piano Concerto, and Myung-Whun Chung conducts Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6, the Pathétique.
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Classical New England

Bach at the Toy Store


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A famous keyboard makes for a stunning performance, not to mention a terrific aerobic workout!
Classical Concerts

A Liszt Celebration With Marc-André Hamelin


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For the bicentennial of Franz Liszt, Hamelin and American Public Media's Fred Child are joined by a studio audience at WGBH.
99.5 Host Notes

Great Liszt Performances from Classical New England


By Cathy Fuller
For the 200th anniversary of Franz Liszt's birth, here are some of my favorite performances from the Fraser Performance Studio and beyond.
Classical New England

Franz Liszt at 200


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The original superstar musician was far more than flash and style, and we're celebrating his bicentennial with some of today's superstars.
The Bach Hour

Jeremy Denk Plays Bach


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The American pianist performs Bach's Partita No. 4, and John Eliot Gardiner conducts the effervescent Cantata No. 17 (translation).

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.
The Bach Hour

Pain and Transcendence in Morimur


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Violinist Christoph Poppen and the Hilliard Ensemble combine for a performance that's both searing and consoling.
Boston Symphony Orchestra

Ravel With Thibaudet And The BSO


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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
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.
Music Reviews

'Pianomania' Takes Persnickety Pianists To A New Pinnacle



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By Tom Huizenga
The new documentary provides a fascinating peek into the specialized world of high-end piano technicians and their fussy customers.
The Bach Hour

Riccardo Chailly's New Way


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The conductor of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra leads the Brandenburg Concerto No. 6, and John Eliot Gardiner conducts the Cantata No. 129 (translation).
Live from Fraser

A Rockport Preview


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MORE NEW ENGLAND SUMMER FESTIVALS
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 Rockport Chamber Music Festival


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New England Summer Festivals takes you to a place where water, land, and music come together.
On-demand at Classical New England
Live from Fraser

Pianist Martina Filjak


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The winner of the 2009 Cleveland International Piano Competition visits the Fraser Performance Studio with music by Mozart, Scriabin, and Balakirev.
99.5 Host Notes

A New Meaning For "Amateur Hour"


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By James David Jacobs
Winchester's Angela Lee Tien takes the stage at Van Cliburn's International Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs.
The Bach Hour

David Fray's Poetic Interpretation


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The French pianist performs Bach's Partita No. 4, and Masaaki Suzuki conducts the Cantata No. 108 (translation).
Live from Fraser

Pianist Charlie Albright


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The young pianist visits the Fraser Performance Studio with music by Janacek, Menotti, Chopin, and more, with host Cathy Fuller.
Boston Symphony Orchestra

Simon Trpceski Plays Liszt


CONCERT PREVIEW WITH FRUHBECK DE BURGOS
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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


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One of today's great interpreters of Romantic music, the Canadian pianist performs Bach/Busoni, Haydn, and Liszt.
The Bach Hour

The Joy and Transcendence of Easter


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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.
Live from Fraser

Pianist Martin Jones


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

99.5 Host Notes

Haydn's "Seven Last Words"


By James David Jacobs
Whether for piano, string quartet, orchestra, or choir, Haydn's Passion Week masterpiece transmits incredible emotional power.
Sunday, April 17 at 9am 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
The Bach Hour

Jeremy Denk's Bach


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The pianist gives a ravishing performance of the Partita No. 3, and Konrad Junghänel conducts the Missa Brevis in G minor.
Boston Symphony Orchestra

Celebrating Liszt With Conductor John Nelson


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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
Live from Fraser

Gabriel Chodos Plays Schumann


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Pianist Gabriel Chodos visits the Fraser Performance Studio with Robert Schumann's Fantasy in C, Op. 17, and more.
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.
The Composer Files

Celebrating Bartók


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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


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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
Boston Symphony Orchestra

Roberto Abbado Conducts Beethoven's Fifth


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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
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.
99.5 Host Notes

My Favorites: Figaro and the "Diabelli" Variations


By James David Jacobs
Mozart and Beethoven show us the sublime in our everyday human foibles.
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.
Live from Fraser

Pianist Antonio Pompa-Baldi


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Italian pianist Antonio Pompa-Baldi talks with 99.5 All Classical host Cathy Fuller and performs music by Schubert, Chopin, Martucci, and more.
99.5 Host Notes

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..."
99.5 Host Notes

My Favorites: Ringtone Mozart


By Amanda Goodwin
I discovered my favorite through my radio and cell phone.
99.5 Host Notes

My Favorites: Mahler's Third and the Goldbergs


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

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
The Bach Hour

Glenn Gould's State of Wonder


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The legendary pianist performs Bach's Goldberg Variations, and Marcus Creed conducts the motet Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied (translation).
On-demand at Classical New England
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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