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Bassist Lauren Pierce teamed up with a Texas ensemble to record her arrangement of Saraste’s most famous piece.

Costanzo’s new music video features him singing more Handel, and Marisa Tomei assuming the role of Maria Callas.

It’s been 100 days since Jaap van Zweden officially took the helm as New York Philharmonic Music Director. We thought we’d check in to see how he’s doing.

From the returning champion Beethoven's Ninth to a surprise entry by Gilbert and Sullivan, here's what we learned from this year's Classical Countdown.

The opera singer joined Clemency Burton-Hill in the Greene Space to discuss her craft and share excerpts of a song cycle written just for her.

At a Halloween party in the Greene Space, harpist Bridget Kibbey put her own spin on Bach’s creepy classic.

Nearly a year after his first visit to WQXR, pianist Seong-Jin Cho came back to lay down some Chopin.

Babatunde Akinboboye has a reason why those two go well together.

Why do so many people enjoy covering an impossibly difficult song?

The Internet often serves up some wonderful treats, and 2018 did not disappoint.

The violinist joined WQXR for a “Midday Masterpieces” featuring the music of Maurice Ravel.

The tenor treated us to an excerpt of a new song cycle shortly before its Carnegie Hall premiere.

For one of this year’s Classical Beer Jams, MacArthur Genius Basil Twist gave attendees a look at how he uses a Berlioz classic in his puppeteering.

As the year comes to a close, we're taking some time to remember the legacies of many talents who impacted our musical lives.

How would you spend the afternoon before your Carnegie Hall debut?

During an evening of “Classical Up Close,” Nadine Sierra shared a Villa-Lobos piece that she has loved since her teenage years.

The experimental percussion-centric group performed a multimedia musical experience.

When the soprano dropped by WQXR, she demonstrated how she embraces programmatic freedom by closing with “Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man.”

Members of the renowned ensemble play a Brahms piece written as a tribute to the composer’s mother.

Phan did a great job handling the Dowland and Purcell … but then his set took a cool 20th-century turn.