This week's broadcast takes a sojourn through the musical world of Jean Sibelius, including his violin concerto with soloist Zino Francescatti, Leonard Bernstein conducting, and the Symphony No. 2 led by Lorin Maazel.
Soprano Jennifer France joins the London Philharmonic Orchestra in a performance of Hans Abrahamsen's Let Me Tell You and Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 4 in G. Edward Gardner conducts.
From Hamburg, Alan Gilbert leads the Elbphilharmonie Orchestra in works by Richard Strauss, Prokofiev, and Stravinsky, as well as Saint-Saëns' Violin Concert No. 3 with soloist Joshua Bell. (Part of the WFMT Orchestra Series)
Each week Bill explores a different theme in classical music with illuminating commentary and musical examples, over the course of time sampling from all genres and eras of classical music. This week: "Claude Debussy."
The Piano Matters - Wednesdays at 3 PM and Sundays at noon (And catch up with past webcasts anytime)
Between the Keys - Fridays at 3 PM and Saturdays at 6 PM (and catch up on past webcasts anytime)
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Honoring the memories of Michael Tilson-Thomas, Ruth Slenczynska, Michael Harrison and Andrew Thomas, this Friday (5/1, rebroadcast Saturday 5/2)
Enjoy conversations with and performances by classical musicians of local, national and international fame Thursdays at 3 pm and Saturdays at 4 pm on Cadenza - winner of the 2014 ASCAP Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Awards. This week and Next: In Memorium - Pianist Michael Harrison.
Robert Aubry Davis explores the sources and mainstreams of European music for the thousand years before the birth of Bach. Tune in Fridays at 10 pm and Mondays at noon.
Join George Marriner Maull, Artistic Director of The Discovery Orchestra, for a delightful exploration into the musical details of a new selection on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of every month at 7:30 pm. This week: Not By Piazzolla - Music of Jose Libertella.
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