Max Fine is an Associate Producer for WQXR, where he is the audio producer for the Artist Propulsion Lab and other radio specials. He started as an intern at the station in 2015 and returned as a staff producer in 2018. Previously, he was the assistant producer on the third season of Aria Code, and produced Young Artists Showcase, Reflections From the Keyboard, the podcast WQXR In Conversation, and more. He also previously programmed WQXR’s Operavore stream.
Before working at WQXR, Max studied history at Vassar College. He fell in love with classical music in high school, and also plays piano, which he really ought to practice more.
Max Fine appears in the following:
Encore: The Denyce Graves Foundation’s Shared Voices Program
Saturday, March 22, 2025
Host Alexa Smith is joined by singers from The Denyce Graves Foundation’s Shared Voices program. You’ll hear music from Handel, William Grant Still, Adolphus Hailstork and Bizet.
Encore: In-Studio with Miriam K. Smith
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
17-year-old cellist Miriam K. Smith joins host Alexa Smith in the studio. She plays music from Boccherini, Beethoven, Rachmaninoff, Borodin, and more.
Encore: Duncan Williams Voice Competition 2023 Finalists
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Host Alexa Smith shares performances by finalists in the Inaugural Duncan Williams Voice Competition.
Encore: Manhattan School of Music in the Studio
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
Host Alexa Smith welcomes students from Manhattan School of Music’s College and Precollege programs into the studio for music from Valerie Coleman, Janáček, Cait Nishimura, and Bach.
Encore: In-Studio with Coleman Itzkoff
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
Cellist Coleman Itzkoff joins Emi Ferguson in the studio for a program of Bach, Esmail, Vasks, Clara Schumann and more.
Encore: In-Studio with Jonathan Mamora and Hannah Cho
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
Host Simone Dinnerstein brings pianist Jonathan Mamora and soprano Hannah Cho into the studio for a program of Liszt, Rachmaninoff, Berg, and more.
Encore: Musaics of the Bay
Saturday, August 10, 2024
Host Simone Dinnerstein features Bay area concert series, Musaics of the Bay, and highlights several of their many innovative commissions in an encore broadcast.
Early Music America Part 2
Wednesday, July 31, 2024
Host Emi Ferguson continues our feature of emerging artists from the 2023 Early Music America Summit.
Listen on-Demand Music & Poetry on New York in Concert
Monday, July 29, 2024
New York In Concert concludes this season with an episode of music with connections to poetry.
Early Music America Part 1
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Host Emi Ferguson features live performances from the 2023 Early Music America Summit.
Concert Artists Guild 2024 Competition Winners
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
Host Alexa Smith presents the four winners of the 2024 Concert Artists Guild Louis and Susan Meisel Competition: Nathan Amaral, Leland Ko, Valentin Kovalev, and the Poiesis Quartet.
Monday at 10 pm: Orchestra of St. Luke’s
Monday, July 15, 2024
This week on New York In Concert, you’ll hear performances by the Orchestra of St. Luke’s.
A Concerto Celebration
Monday, July 08, 2024
This week on New York In Concert, performances of concertos by Beethoven, Heinichen, and Boulogne.
The 2025 American Pianists Award Finalists
Wednesday, July 03, 2024
Host Emi Ferguson presents the five finalists of the 2025 American Pianists Awards.
Listen on-demand: American Composers
Monday, July 01, 2024
This week on New York In Concert, a celebration of music by American composers.
Eastman School of Music in the Greene Space
Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Host Lee Koonce presents students, faculty, and alumni from the Eastman School of Music in a concert sponsored by The Gerda Lissner Foundation.
Monday at 10pm: Performances From the Morgan Library
Monday, June 24, 2024
We’ll hear performances recorded at the Morgan Library on this week’s New York In Concert.
Encore: Nina Simone Piano Competition Winners
Wednesday, June 19, 2024
Host Simone Dinnerstein presents three young pianists who were prize winners of the inaugural Nina Simone Piano Competition and speaks to its founding director, Awadagin Pratt.
Listen On-Demand: Echoes of Vivaldi
Monday, June 17, 2024
This week on New York In Concert, we’ll hear excerpts from the Vivaldi’s Four Seasons and a new work inspired by it.
Musical Families in the Studio
Wednesday, June 12, 2024
Host Simone Dinnerstein presents artists from musical families. Oriana and Ilaria Hawley, Conor McMillen, and Val Lasser come into the studio with their musical parents.
