Robert Sherman

Robert Sherman, award-winning broadcaster and writer, has been associated with WQXR for over sixty years. Formerly Program Director and later Senior Consultant, he continues to produce and host the Young Artists Showcase, underwritten by the Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Family Foundation. He also hosted the Lincoln Center presentations of the annual Avery Fisher Career Grants for over thirty years.  His popular and award-winning folk series Woody's Children, which began on WQXR is 1969, is now heard on Fordham University's WFUV.      

For more than forty years, Sherman was a music critic and columnist for The New York Times, and for nearly twenty served on the graduate faculty of The Juilliard School. Co-author of The Smart Guide to Classical Music and two best-selling books with Victor Borge, he also joined with his brother Alexander to compile a pictorial biography of their celebrated mother, pianist Nadia Reisenberg.   

Robert Sherman hosts concerts and moderates panels for many cultural organizations, among them the Brevard Music Festival, Salon De Virtuosi, Sarasota Institute of Lifetime Learning, Stecher and Horowitz Foundation, and the Yonkers Philharmonic. He has served as narrator for such esteemed ensembles as Canadian Brass, New Jersey Wind Symphony, U.S. Military Academy (West Point) Band, and the Greenwich Symphony, along the way premiering works by Seymour Barab, William Bolcom, John Corigliano, Issachar Miron, Dina Pruzhansky and Grigory Smirnov.

At WQXR.org you can find our growing archive collection Robert Sherman's The Listening Room as well as the Great Artists series interviews, a few landmark editions of Woody's Children, and the shows listed below.

Robert Sherman appears in the following:

Bob Sherman’s Farewell Showcase

Wednesday, June 14, 2023

Bob Sherman takes you on a journey through his 45 year tenure hosting the Showcase. He shares fond memories and performances from violinist Chee-Yun, the Gaudete Brass Quintet and more.

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Bob Sherman's 90th Birthday Concert Part 2

Wednesday, June 07, 2023

Tune in for the second half of Bob Sherman’s 90th birthday concert, held in the Greene Space last June, with performances by Chee-Yun Kim, Ani Kavafian, and more.

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Bob Sherman's 90th Birthday Concert Part 1

Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Tonight we begin our celebration of host Bob Sherman, as he retires from WQXR, with highlights from his 90th birthday concert in the Jerome L. Greene Performance Space last June.

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Encore: APA Winner Drew Petersen

Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Hear Drew Petersen, winner of the 2017 American Pianist Awards, perform a program of Bach, Beethoven, Ravel, and more.

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Encore: Birthday Bash with Ani and Ida Kavafian

Saturday, January 21, 2023

Celebrate the Young Artists Showcase’s 45th birthday with performances by sibling duo of violinist Ani Kavafian and violinist/violist Ida Kavafian along with pianist Jonathan Feldman.

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Encore: Three Showcase Alumni

Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Tune in for three concert performances from Young Artists Showcase alumni violinist Asi Matathias, pianist Victor Stanislavsky, and cellist Julian Langford.

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Encore: National Youth Orchestra of China

Wednesday, January 04, 2023

Hear the National Youth Orchestra of China perform pieces by Bach, Mozart, and Brahms along with interviews from the orchestra’s artistic director and two of its founders.

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Encore: Tenors Brian Giebler and Joshua Blue, and Conductor Kent Tritle Preview Handel's Messiah

Wednesday, December 21, 2022

It’s a night of holiday festivities with Christmas classics performed by tenor soloists Brian Giebler and Joshua Blue, conducted by Kent Tritle.

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Encore: Decoda Play Bach and Barber

Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Hear Decoda, the first affiliate ensemble of Carnegie Hall and founding ensemble of the Skidmore Chamber Music Institute in Saratoga, play selections of Bach and Barber.

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Encore: Violinist Tessa Lark

Wednesday, December 07, 2022

Hear violinist Tessa Lark present music of Telemann and Kreisler alongside her own original work.  

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Encore: Music for Romanian Unification Day

Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Listen to a celebration of Romania’s Unification Day with performances in the studio by pianist Matei Varga, violinist Cristian Fatu and cellist Mihai Marica.

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Encore: Danbi Um and Orion Weiss

Wednesday, November 23, 2022

Tune in for an encore broadcast of a 2018 studio visit from violinist Danbi Um and pianist Orion Weiss

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Gina Bachauer Competition Winners 2022

Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Tune in for a recital from the Juilliard School’s 2022 Gina Bachauer Competition Winners, Juhee Lim and Arthur Wang.

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Encore: Impromptu String Quartet

Wednesday, November 09, 2022

Join us for a performance of Mozart and Brahms by the Impromptu String Quartet and a dedication to Charlotte White and her Salon de Virtuosi.

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Encore: A Concerto Evening with Mackenzie Melemed and Annelle Kazumi Gregory

Wednesday, November 02, 2022

Hear back-to-back performances by Showcase alumnus Mackenzie Melemed and Showcase newcomer Annelle Kazumi Gregory, playing pieces by Mozart, Sibelius, and Prokofiev.

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Encore: In the Studio with Daniel Hsu

Saturday, October 29, 2022

Tune in for a rebroadcast of a 2017 piano performance by Daniel Hsu. This program features works by Mussorgsky, Beethoven, Schubert, and more.

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Encore: A Tribute to Karl Haas

Wednesday, October 19, 2022

Tune in as we revisit a 2017 tribute episode to broadcaster Karl Haas, host of the radio program Adventures in Good Music.

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Encore: A Journey to Cuba with Alexandre Moutouzkine

Wednesday, October 12, 2022

We revisit our studio session from 2017, in which pianist Alexandre Moutouzkine performed music by a variety of Cuban composers.

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Encore: National Festival Orchestra, Part 2

Wednesday, October 05, 2022

Join us for an encore broadcast of the final installment of our two-part series showcasing outstanding performances from the National Festival Orchestra. 

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Encore: National Festival Orchestra, Part 1

Wednesday, September 28, 2022

This week listen to an encore broadcast of a two-part program featuring the wide range of music played by the National Festival Orchestra during its 29th season in 2016. 

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