Tonight at 7:30 PM ET, live from Carnegie Hall, you'll hear The Danish String Quartet play Schubert’s Quintet in C, and a new work composed by Thomas Adès. bit.ly/3Q5N4se

A new season of HELGA returns with a soul-stirring conversation with renowned singer-songwriter Brittany Howard delving into grief, resilience, and the healing power of music.
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Is there a piece of music that has changed your life? This week on The Open Ears Project, novelist Garth Greenwell reflects on how the vocal music of Benjamin Britten as performed by Britten’s partner, Peter Pears, was his first example of queer love.
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What would we do without Jeff Spurgeon and his 3 minute opera synopses! WQXR Classical

Juilliard is honoring Earth Month 2024! 🌎 Learn more about #EllenReidSOUNDWALK Lincoln Center and Central Park, John Luther Adams’ Crossing Open Ground, the Juilliard Green Club’s Earth Day Celebration, & an Earth Month concert with WQXR Classical here: bit.ly/3vWaWHR

Robert Schumann is celebrated today as a fine composer, writer and poet. But that wasn’t always the plan — young Rob initially wanted to be the finest concert pianist in the world, and then something happened to his hands.
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This week on Young Artist’s Showcase, host Alexa Smith is joined in the studio by Denyce Graves and three singers from the Shared Voices program to bring you vocal music by Handel, Rossini, Brahms, Bizet, Still, Hailstork, and others.
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Experience the inventiveness of the Baroque era under the direction of early-music legend, Jordi Savall. You can now listen on-demand to the most recent episode of @CarngieHall Live, which features works from the late–16th century to the mid–17th century.
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Eid Mubarak to all who celebrate! 💫
In honor of Eid al-Fitr, WQXR's Nimet Habachy shares her treasured childhood memories of Ramadan in her hometown Cairo.
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Which piece of music do you feel truly tells a story? On this week’s episode of The Open Ears Project, hear why Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jennifer Eagan thinks Chopin’s music is a masterclass on building a great narrative.
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WQXR Classical playing Pavarotti's performance 50 years ago today in LELISIR dAmore. Bliss.

Alright!! People be lovin on the Queen B Caro Mio Ben interpolation, cool! - turns out there's a little history to black female vernacular singers interpreting opera/art song - my first exposure was Nina Simone doing 'O Black Swan' (Menotti) in 1963.

When the classical music is so good it's earth shattering...kudos to our morning host for keeping composure live on-air this morning!

Hope all our listeners are safe and sound after that little earthquake we just had in the Northeastern USA!

WQXR Classical Jeff Spurgeon Great commentary on the quake! Hahaha, wonderful color.

If you had to listen to one piece of music for the rest of your life, what would it be? Theologian, poet, and former archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams does not have a definitive answer, but JS Bach’s cello suites are likely the main contender. bit.ly/3IJOjcB

It's National Film Score Day! What's your favorite film score? If you're looking to discover some new music to explore, check out the film scores that our staff are currently listening to.
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Tonight at 7:30 pm ET, a you can experience the inventiveness of the early Baroque era live from Carnegie Hall. Hespèrion XXI brings ancient and Baroque music to life under the baton of early-music legend Jordi Savall.
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