The Canadian Brass: Christmas Time is Here
In 2017, this program airs at 9 pm on Dec. 18 and at 11 pm on Dec. 23 on WQXR.In 2013, the Canadian Brass made an exclusive New York appearance in The Greene Space for a festive and nostalgic program...
View ArticleA New Yorker's Christmas with Nimet Habachy
In 2017, this program airs at 9 pm on Dec. 19 and at 10 pm on Dec. 24 on WQXR. One of the great WQXR traditions: Host Nimet Habachy's reflections on Christmas in New York. Program playlist:...
View ArticleThe King's Singers in The Greene Space
In 2017, this program airs at 9 pm on Dec. 11 at 10 pm on Dec. 23 on WQXR.The English vocal sextet the King's Singers came to The Greene Space in 2014, to perform Christmas carols, holiday classics and...
View ArticleItzhak Perlman’s Chanukah Radio Party
In 2017, this program airs at 9 pm on Dec. 12 at 8 pm on Dec. 16 on WQXR.Join violinist Itzhak Perlman as he tells the story of the Jewish festival of lights and shares his favorite recordings for the...
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A Hand-Picked Gift Guide For the Classical Music Lover On Your List
If you're making a list and checking it twice, the WQXR staff has put together a can't-miss gift guide for those who have a classical music lover, or several, on their list this holiday season.Maestros...
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The Holiday Gift Guide for Opera Lovers
Picking the right holiday gift for someone requires a fair amount of thought and consideration, and so it is when it comes to the opera lovers in your life. Opera folks have strong tastes and opinions...
View ArticleCast Your Votes for WQXR's 2017 Classical Countdown
Every year WQXR asks listeners: "What is your favorite piece of classical music?" Based on your responses, we'll close out 2017 by counting down the most-requested pieces.Cast your vote before 2 pm on...
View ArticleSpend Your Holidays With WQXR
All season long, WQXR presents a mix of Chanukah and Christmas specials to make the holidays merry and bright.• WQXR Holiday Channel | Dec. 1-Jan. 6Say goodbye to bad mall music and get into the...
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Listen to Classical Christmas Favorites on the Holiday Channel
Say goodbye to bad mall music and get into the holiday spirit with WQXR's all-classical holiday stream of seasonal favorites.The Holiday Channel runs from Dec. 1-Jan. 6, and features continuous...
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The Best Classical Music Performances of 2017
Year-end concert and opera reviews can't help but fall into superlatives: It's how we 21st-century denizens are wired. Problem is, no cultural critic can see everything, particularly in a town like New...
View ArticleWatch: Cantus Performs 'Three Tales of Christmas' Live from The Greene Space
At 7 pm on Tuesday, Dec. 5, watch a live webcast from The Greene Space at WQXR of the acclaimed men's vocal ensemble Cantus. They'll revisit "A Christmas Carol," "Gift of the Magi" and "’Twas the Night...
View ArticleCelebrating Chanukah at Keshet Eilon
This week is the Young Artists Showcase's annual Chanukah broadcast of the gala concert of the Keshet Eilon String Mastercourse in Israel. The Keshet Eilon Music Center and String Mastercourse was...
View ArticleWhy Do We Stand During the Messiah's 'Hallelujah' Chorus?
xIf you’re one of the hundreds of thousands (or maybe millions) of people attending a performance of George Frideric Handel’s Messiah this holiday season, you may find yourself rising to your feet at...
View ArticleThe New York Philharmonic’s Winter Jukebox
Tune in Thursday at 9 pm to hear The New York Philharmonic’s Winter Jukebox, a program of seasonal favorites by Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Leroy Anderson and more. Hear classic recordings of the orchestra...
View ArticleListen: Handel's 'Messiah' Live from Trinity Wall Street
At 7:30 pm on Friday, Dec. 15, WQXR will broadcast The Choir of Trinity Wall Street and Trinity Baroque Orchestra’s performance of Handel’s Messiah, with conductor Julian Wachner. WQXR's Elliott...
View ArticleA Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols Live From Cambridge
At 10 am on Dec. 24, WQXR hosts a live broadcast from the chapel of King’s College in Cambridge, England. Hosted by Michael Barone, this annual concert features the King’s College Choir performing the...
View ArticleListen: Author Jonathan Keates on the Complex History of Handel's Messiah
The creation of Handel’s Messiah was a risk. Handel's previous musical creations had been met with lukewarm reception in his adopted home of London and the libretto was unorthodox, especially for a...
View ArticleBach's Greatest Works for Christmas
This week Your Morning Bach will draw from Bach's rich catalogue of Christmas music. Tune in each weekday at 7:30 am to hear his holiday music with Jeff Spurgeon, your Host of Christmas Past.For much...
View ArticleThe True Story of 'Silent Night'
There’s a wonderful story about the carol “Silent Night.” Supposedly, the song was first performed on Christmas Eve in 1818, just a few hours after it had been written. The Austrian priest Joseph Mohr...
View ArticleWhat Exactly Is a Carol Anyway?
Christmas time is nearly here, which means — among other things — that carols are really having their moment. Some of them are very religious and some are more festive, but we refer to them all as...
View ArticleHoliday Treats With the Young Artists Showcase
It’s the Young Artists Showcase’s 40th Christmas on WQXR, and to celebrate, we’ll hear some all-time holiday favorites like you’ve never heard them before. Carols sung by a children’s choir in Brazil,...
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Beethoven's Dinner with Haydn and Other Tales of Classical Christmas
The great composers of classical music celebrated Christmas just like us: they visited family, they reconnected with friends, they gave presents. While their Christmas stories might involve fewer gift...
View ArticleNew Year’s Day 2018 From Vienna
At 11 am on Jan. 1, waltz — and polka — into the new year with the Vienna Philharmonic and conductor Riccardo Muti during a live broadcast from the Golden Hall of the Musikverein.This year's concert...
View ArticleThe Healing Power of Handel’s ‘Messiah’ in a Post-9/11 World
Trinity Church was not damaged during the September 11 terrorist attacks, but it was filled with smoke and ash from the disaster just 600 feet away. Trinity — along with its sister place of worship,...
View ArticleMichael Feinstein Sings ‘Chanukah in Santa Monica’
Celebrate the Festival of Lights with this throwback gem from The Greene Space at WQXR. Back in 2016, Joshua Bell and several guest artists came together for an evening of holiday music fun. Among the...
View ArticleLucas Meachem Takes on a 4-Part 'Carol of the Bells'
Baritone Lucas Meachem recently took to his social media channels to share some tintinnabular holiday joy, with a four-part rendition of "Carol of the Bells." The short performance was made all the...
View ArticleThe Ring-Ting-Tingling Story of 'Sleigh Ride'
“Sleigh Ride” — the title alone conjures up Christmas. Say it, and you’ll start to imagine a winter wonderland, with blankets of snow, toasty fires, eggnog and — what else — presents. But “Sleigh Ride”...
View ArticleA 'Bleak Midwinter' Carol, but a Christmas Favorite
“In the Bleak Midwinter” doesn’t roll off the tongue in quite the same jubilant way that “Jingle Bells” or “Deck the Hall” does. But in a 2008 survey by the BBC, choral directors picked “Midwinter” as...
View ArticleA Christmas Carol’s Link to the Gutenberg Printing Press
Like many Christmas carols, the music of “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” has a very different origin than the lyrics.When the English Methodist Charles Wesley wrote “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” in...
View ArticleThe Music They Made: The Classical Artists We Lost in 2017
Let’s bid the fondest of farewells to the great classical music figures who died in 2017. They changed our lives, and their presence will continue to resonate long after their passing. Conductor...
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