WQXR

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WQXR is New York City’s only all-classical music station, immersing listeners in the city’s rich musical life on-air at 105.9FM, online at WQXR.org, and in person through live events and performances. WQXR presents new and landmark classical recordings, as well as live concerts from New York City’s concert halls and performance venues, and broadcasts essential destination programs including Carnegie Hall Live, Metropolitan Opera Saturday Matinee Broadcasts, New York Philharmonic This Week, New York in Concert, This Week with Yannick, and the Young Artists Showcase. WQXR also produces podcasts that reach new audiences for the artform: Every Voice with Terrance McKnight, The NY Phil Story: Made in New York, The Open Ears Project, Helga, and—in partnership with the Metropolitan Opera—the critically acclaimed opera podcast, Aria Code. As a public radio station, WQXR is supported through the generosity of its members, donors, and sponsors, making classical music relevant, accessible, and inspiring for all.

Series


Latest Pieces

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In 1844, Asenath Nicholson, a school teacher, reformer and proprietor of an all-vegetarian boarding house in New York City, traveled to Ireland to ...

  • Added: Jun 06, 2016
  • Length: 14:54
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In 2007, composer and newly minted Rome Prize recipient Andrew Norman found himself among 15 artists and 15 scholars heading to the Eternal City fo...

  • Added: Jun 06, 2016
  • Length: 13:14
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Gordon Wright, the Alaskan composer, conductor, professor, and environmentalist, was John Luther Adams's best friend. When he died suddenly in 200...

  • Added: Jun 06, 2016
  • Length: 24:07
Caption: Poster for West Side Story, Credit: GAB Archive / Getty
WNYC’s Julian Fleisher hosts an hour of music and conversation celebrating the legend, the music, and the masterpiece that is West Side Story with ...

Bought by KMUW and WFMT Station Account


  • Added: Mar 29, 2016
  • Length: 01:00:37
  • Purchases: 2
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"I am sick with love." These five words say so much. Love is like a sickness and it affects the entire human race.

Bought by WVIA, 'The Sea', and WABE


  • Added: Mar 10, 2016
  • Length: 58:29
  • Purchases: 3
Caption:  Edie Falco, Credit: Joe Kohen/Stinger / Getty
Nurse Jackie’s Edie Falco ditches her scrubs and joins Julian Fleisher to explore the music of her past on the Naked American Songbook.

Bought by KICI Iowa City and KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 02, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption:  Isaac Mizrahi, Credit: Getty/Mark Sullivan
Fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi hits the Naked American runway to show his love and knowledge of the songbook.

Bought by KICI Iowa City and KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 02, 2016
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Rachel Dratch, Credit: Getty/Brad Barket
Comedian Rachel Dratch revisits her youth, sharing memories of theater camp, Cole Porter, and patriotic Passover Seders on this week’s episode of T...

Bought by KICI Iowa City and KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 02, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Mo Rocca, Credit: The Cooking Channel
Humorist, journalist, actor Mo Rocca reflects on the role the Great American Songbook played in his life from Judy Garland, trust falls, and Triple...

Bought by Troy Public Radio, KICI Iowa City, KUER, and KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 02, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Julian Fleisher and Martha Plimpton circa 2004, Credit: Doug Budin
Martha Plimpton shares her devotion to Aretha, what it's like singing for Sondheim, and who she thinks should really get credit for the American So...

Bought by KICI Iowa City, KCMJ Community Radio, and WFAE


  • Added: Feb 01, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3