Classical News
10/18 Rustling Gum Wrapper Causes Brawl During Mahler 5
10/06 Montserrat Caballé, Revered Spanish Prima Donna, Dies at 85
09/27 $2.5m Mellon Foundation grant launches Boston classical music initiative
09/17 Eric Lu wins Leeds International Piano Competition
09/06 Italian Conductor Claudio Scimone has Passed Away
09/01 An All-but-Extinct Piano Plays Once More
08/24 George Walker, Trailblazing American Composer, Dies At 96
08/23 Ronald Arnatt, Composer, Organist, Teacher, Dead At 88
08/14 Iraq's National Symphony Orchestra play on despite unpaid wages
08/10 Cleveland Orchestra receives $9.3 million donation
07/26 Newly discovered viola impromptu by Shostakovich
07/20 Royal College Renames Program to Shift Antiquated Perceptions of Pianists
07/02 Vasily Petrenko: New Music Director of the RPO in 2021
06/16 The conductor Gennady Rozhdestvensky has died
06/05 Acoustic evolution of old Italian violins from Amati to Stradivari
06/04 Fabio Luisi Named Next Music Director of Dallas Symphony Orchestra
05/04 The Secret Life of a Music Director
04/14 Jean-Claude Malgoire died at the age of 77
04/13 Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony needs speeding up by 20 minutes, claims conductor
03/29 BBC NOW/Van Steen review – dynamic showcase of young Welsh composers
03/08 Composer John Williams to Bequeath His Life Work to The Juilliard School Library
03/02 Daniil Trifonov and His Teacher Dazzle With Dual Virtuosity
02/18 Hear How ‘Mozart in the Jungle’ Became a Music Showcase
02/02 François Girard’s production of Wagner’s “Parsifal” - Watch the Met Opera Stage a Sea of Blood
01/28 Barbara Hannigan leads list of Grammy Awards' classical winners
01/19 Meet the New Generation Leading Berlin’s Classical Scene
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As of 10 p.m. Monday, October 22, 2018, $133,740 has been pledged.
This Week At The Classical Station
by Rob Kennedy
Tuesday, October 23, 2018
Today we have a Christmas CD Thank You Gift for you. Christmas with the King's Singers will only be offered from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Eastern. Renowned for their vocal blend and artistry, the King's Singers will take you on a trip around the world as they sing 21 carols from Spain, England, France, Germany, Austria, and the United States. Call 800-556-5178 and ask for Christmas with the King's Singers as our Thank You Gift for your Sustaining Membership of $10 per month or a one-time gift of $120.
On October 23 we observe the birthdays of German composer Albert Lortzing, Russian composer Alexander Archangelsky, and American composer Ned Rorem. Herr Lortzing is best known as a composer of comic operas. Alexander Archangelsky led the revival of Russian choral music in the late 1800's. Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Ned Rorem has composed hundreds of works in a variety of forms. He has written sacred choral music, several symphonies and dozens of songs. Read more about Ned Rorem at
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Monday, October 22, 2018
Are you ready to play Break The Announcer with Andy Huber? Break The Announcer has been a tradition here at The Classical Station for many, many years. Andy and Music Director William Woltz will be on air from 7 p.m. until 10 p.m. Eastern. Andy will match your gifts until he runs out of money. So, whether you give $5 or $500, Andy will match it until his checkbook runs dry or it's 10 p.m. and Andy goes home. Join in the fun! Call 800-556-5178 to play Break The Announcer with Andy Huber. You can also pledge online.
On October 22 we observe the birthday of Hungarian composer, pianist, and Franciscan tertiary Franz Liszt. Mere superlatives are not sufficient to describe Liszt's virtuoso piano and organ performances. By all accounts he was extraordinary. Friend of composers Saint-Saens, Chopin, and Debussy, Liszt himself composed over 750 works during his lifetime.
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