Classical News
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 will open an MP3 player in a new window.)This Week At The Classical Station
Friday, September 21, 2018
A bit of ballet music can be lovely at any time, but we like to take a few days every autumn to stretch out with full-length performances of some of your favorite ballet scores including Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake, Delibes’s Sylvia, and Adam’s Giselle, plus selected ballet highlights each day. You can find detailed listings on What's Playing.
Photo: Carolina Ballet's Firebird
On September 21 we observe the birthday of English composer Gustav Holst. Charles Villiers Stanford taught Holst at the Royal College of Music. Ralph Vaughan Williams was his colleague. Holst, in turn, influenced a generation of younger composers including Benjamin Britten, Edmund Rubbra, and Michael Tippett.
Photos: Wikipedia.org
Thursday, September 20, 2018
We still need more angels for our Fall 2018 Membership Drive which will begin in a few weeks. The point of our membership drives is to encourage listeners to become supporting members of The Classical Station. Did you know that Angels help us achieve that objective? Well, yes, they do and have done so for many years. Our Angels are amazing listeners who will match your gift to encourage you to support this unique classical music radio station which you enjoy so much. Read more..
On September 20 we observe the birthday of Italian composer and teacher Ildebrando Pizzetti (1880-1968). While Signor Pizzetti is primarily known to modern audiences for his theatre music, he was also highly regarded as a teacher and writer.
Photo: Wikipedia.org
Wednesday, September 19, 2018
This week our Opera House presentation tells the story of the scheming sorceress Melissa who tries to entice Amadigi away from the lovely Oriana, who is also hopelessly desired by the Prince of Thrace.
Join the late Al Ruocchio for an encore broadcast of George Frideric Handel's Amadigi di Gaula. The curtain goes up this Thursday at 7:00 p.m. Eastern on 89.7 FM in Central North Carolina, streaming everywhere on our apps and online. Don't forget that you can hear and watch most of the operas which we play on Opera House on our YouTube channel.
Photo: François Spiering on Wikipedia.org
On September 19 we observe the birthday of German conductor Kurt Sanderling (1912-2011). Maestro Sanderling had a long and distinguished career during which he held positions with the Dresden Staatskapelle, the Berlin Symphony Orchestra, the Madrid Symphony Orchestra, the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, to name just a few. He was a friend of the composer Dmitri Shostakovich.
Photo: Wikipedia.org
Tuesday, September 18, 2018
Calling all volunteers! Since 1978 we have been listener-supported and volunteer-powered. Our amazing volunteers come to the station for a couple of hours a week to answer phones, stuff envelopes for our mailings, and take air shifts as announcers evenings and weekends. We could not do this without our hard-working, devoted volunteers. Hundreds of them!
Right now we are looking for volunteers who can help with landscaping the grounds around our studio and transmitter buildings. We also need somebody who can mow the 40 acre field adjacent to our studios. If you have experience, time, and talent which you would like to contribute to The Classical Station, contact Jane O'Connor, our Volunteer Coordinator, at 919-556-5178 during business hours on weekdays. You can also email Jane.
On September 18 we observe the birthday of Russian soprano Anna Netrebko. Conductor Valery Gergiev gave Ms. Netrebko her start and mentored her early on in her career. She has since gone on to sing in major opera houses worldwide.
Photo: Wikipedia.org
Monday, September 17, 2018
This week Monday Night at the Symphony will feature the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. On the program is music of Sergei Rachmaninoff, Paul Dukas and Peter Tchaikovsky in performances led by Andrew Litton, Eduardo Mata, and Jaap van Zweden.
The concert begins at 8 p.m. Eastern on 89.7 FM in Central North Carolina and streaming everywhere online.
Photo: Wikipedia.org
On September 17 we observe the birthdays of Italian composer Saverio Mercadante, American composer Charles Griffes, and Dutch composer Hendrik Andriessen. Giuseppe Saverio Raffaele Mercadante was a composer of operas who never enjoyed the fame of his younger colleagues Donizetti and Bellini. He wrote over 50 operas, only a handful of which are performed or recorded these days. Elmira, New York native Charles Griffes studied in Berlin. His music was written in what might best be described as an American impressionistic style. Professor Andriessen composed over 60 works and was instrumental in revitalizing Roman Catholic church music in The Netherlands.
Photos: Wikipedia.org
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