wnyc.org / 93.9fm / am 820

Evening Music

Wednesday, October 11, 2006
  • Beethoven

    Revolutionary Beethoven

    Please Note: due to a technical error, this show was not recorded for our archives and is unavailable for listening on demand.

    Ben Zander has a lot to say about Beethoven. His interpretations of the symphonies have garnered wild praise — and heated criticism — but Zander has the evidence to back it all up, and we'll hear it tonight. The controversial conductor joins George Preston and Lauren Rico in the studio, as our Beethoven Festival continues with "Beethoven as Revolutionary: The Symphonies."

    Benjamin Zander has been the conductor of the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra since its formation twenty-five years ago. He also conducts the New England Conservatory Youth Philharmonic Orchestra, which he has taken on thirteen international tours. Over the last decade, Benjamin Zander has been a guest conductor all over the world, appearing frequently with the Philharmonia Orchestra in London. He is in the process of recording with them a series of Beethoven symphonies for the Telarc label, which has garnered extraordinary critical acclaim and several prestigious awards.


    » More about WNYC's week-long Beethoven Festival.

Leave a Comment

Please stay on topic, be civil, and be brief.
Email addresses are never displayed, but they are required to confirm your comments. Names are displayed with all comments. WNYC reserves the right to edit any comments posted on this site. Please read the WNYC.org Comment Guidelines before posting.

Your comment


* required
The information entered into this form will not be used to send unsolicited email and will not be sold to a third party.
 

69th American Music Festival: American Blend

May 21-22, at 7pm; May 23-24 at 8pm; May 25-27 at 7pm

Hosts Terrance McKnight and David Garland will curate and host a weeklong festival with special guests and rare recordings, concluding with live performances in WNYC's Jerome L. Greene Performance Space by Dafnis Prieto, Paola Prestini, Ezequiel Vinao and Yungchen Lhamo May 27.

globalFEST 2009

Listen on Demand

On January 11th, WNYC and NPR Music presented a live webcast of globalFEST 2009, the annual showcase that provides a "sneak peek" of global musicians on the verge of international fame.

Wordless Music

Concerts on Demand

WNYC presents web-exclusive concerts from the Wordless Music Series, hosted by Radio Lab's Jad Abumrad. Devoted to the desegregation of musical boundaries, Wordless Music pairs rock and electronic musicians with more traditional chamber and new music performers, to create an entirely new concert experience.

Deerhoof/Metropolis Ensemble

Live Webcast

WNYC and NPR Music team up to bring you this live webcast from the Prospect Park Bandshell, which pairs indie rock sensation Deerhoof with the progressive Metropolis Ensemble. Presented by Celebrate Brooklyn! and Wordless Music, and hosted by David Garland, the program features an ambitious re-imagining of Igor Stravinsky's Rite of Spring, The Rite: Remixed.