Classical News
04/17 Pianist Jorg Demus Dead At 90
04/16 After The Fire, What About Notre Dame's Organ?
04/11 Yannick Nézet-Séguin's "A Cat's Music Playlist"
04/05 Professor Emerita of Organ Marilyn Mason dies at 93
03/08 The conductor and composer Michael Gielen has died at 91
02/28 André Previn, charismatic conductor, composer and pianist, dies at 89
02/21 Dominick Argento, composer who was a modern master of opera, dies at 91
02/14 The 'von' trap: Austrian battle over three noble letters
01/31 Jean Guillou, Organ Maestro Who Broke Traditions, Dies at 88
01/26 5,000 Pages of Verdi's Drafts, Long Hidden, Will Be Made Public
01/25 'Magic baton' helps blind musicians feel conductor
01/20 To Save the Sound of a Stradivarius, a Whole City Must Keep Quiet
01/17 John Mueller, influential educator and organist, has died
01/09 English composer John Joubert dies aged 91
01/01 For One Violinist, Elevating Music By Black Composers Is A 20-Year Mission
12/23 Every Christmas Eve, a Lone Choir Boy Sings to More Than 370 Million
12/21 Opera Has a Problem: Fans Aren't Subscribing
12/18 Review: The Rarely Heard Christmas Music of a Baroque Master
12/14 Andrew Frierson, Pioneering Black Opera Singer, Dies at 94
12/12 Gustavo Dudamel’s Favorite Part of ‘Otello’ is a Quiet Prayer
12/07 Best of classical music 2018: Amid the turbulence, moments to savor
12/05 Esa-Pekka Salonen named next Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony
11/23 Wolfgang Zuckermann, Harpsichord Do-It-Yourselfer, Dies at 96
11/20 Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Announces New Music Director
11/09 At 80, Joan Tower Says Great Music Comes ‘in the Risks’
11/08 Music teacher leaves $4.7 million to her orchestra
11/05 3D-printed instruments showcased
10/28 Richard Gill, world-renowned conductor and music educator, dies age 76
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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This Week At The Classical Station
by Rob Kennedy
Wednesday, April 24, 2019
Are you a fan of Anonymous' compositions? Then, be sure to request some of his music for this coming Friday. The last Friday of the month is All Request Friday. You get to be the Music Director for the day. Submit your request online now, as the day will fill up quickly.
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On April 24 we observe the birthday of Australian guitarist John Williams (1941-). Winner of a Grammy Award with another prominent guitarist, Julian Bream, John Williams is widely considered to be one of the finest guitar players of his generation.
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Tuesday, April 23, 2019
Celebrate the special classical music lover in your life with a daily, weekly, or monthly announcement on The Classical Station. Find out more about day dedications and patron announcements on The Classical Station or renew your announcement by contacting Dan McHugh.
On April 23 we observe the birthday of Italian composer Ruggero Leoncavallo (1857-1919). Although he composed 10 operas and 9 operettas, Signor Leoncavallo is best known to modern audiences for his opera Pagliacci.
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Monday, April 22, 2019
This evening Monday Night at the Symphony features the Cleveland Orchestra. On the program is music of Richard Wagner, Ludwig van Beethoven and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in performances led by George Szell, Christoph von Dohnanyi and music director Franz Welser-Möst.
You can enjoy the concert beginning at 8 p.m. on 89.7 FM in Central North Carolina and streaming everywhere online and on our apps.
Photo: Roger Mastroianni
On April 22 we observe the birthdays of Italian composer Giuseppe Torelli (1658-1709), English composer Ethel Smyth (1858-1944), English contralto Kathleen Ferrier (1912-1953), American-born violinist and conductor Yehudi Menuhin (1916-1999), Finnish conductor Jukka-Pekka Saraste (1956-). Although an accomplished violist and violinist, Signor Torelli is probably best remembered for his virtuoso trumpet concerti. A member of the women's suffrage movement, Dame Ethel Smyth composed in a variety of genres. With an extensive repertoire from folk songs to opera, Kathleen Ferrier was one of the great singers of the 20th-century. Yehudi Menuhin was wide considered one of the greatest violinists of the 20th-century. Maestro Saraste has served as the conductor of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the Oslo Philharmonic, among others.
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