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:
In-Studio with Coleman Itzkoff
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Cellist Coleman Itzkoff joins Emi Ferguson in the studio for a program of Bach, Esmail, Vasks, Clara Schumann and more.
The Denyce Graves Foundation’s Shared Voices Program
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
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: Violinists Natalie Rose Kress and Rachell Ellen Wong
Saturday, April 06, 2024
Violinists Natalie Rose Kress and Rachell Ellen Wong join host Simone Dinnerstein in the studio for a program of Bach, Mozart, Lully and more.
Manhattan School of Music in the Studio
Wednesday, March 27, 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.
Duncan Williams Voice Competition 2023 Finalists
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Host Alexa Smith shares performances by finalists in the Inaugural Duncan Williams Voice Competition.
Nina Simone Piano Competition Winners
Wednesday, March 13, 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.
Encore: Music from Paul and Daisy Soros Fellows, Part 2
Saturday, March 09, 2024
On this encore broadcast, Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans recipients perform a program of Richard Strauss, Earl Kim, Matthew Evan Taylor, and Carl Fruhling.
Encore: In-Studio with Kessa Mefford and Mark Irchai
Saturday, March 02, 2024
On an encore broadcast, pianists Kessa Mefford and Mark Irchai come to the studio with frequent collaborators Kristina Cook and Amanda Wyand to perform Ravel, Brahms, Schumann and more.
Celebrating WindSync’s 15th Anniversary
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Showcase alumni and woodwind quintet, WindSync joins host Emi Ferguson in the studio for a program of Buxtehude, Rameau, Miguel del Aguila, and Viet Cuong.
In-Studio with Jonathan Mamora and Hannah Cho
Wednesday, February 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.
In-Studio with Ariadne Greif
Wednesday, February 07, 2024
Host Simone Dinnerstein is joined in the studio by Soprano Ariadne Greif to showcase her eclectic musical interests.
Violinists Natalie Rose Kress and Rachell Ellen Wong
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Violinists Natalie Rose Kress and Rachell Ellen Wong join host Simone Dinnerstein in the studio for a program of Bach, Mozart, Lully and more.
Salon de Virtuosi 2023 Career Grant Recipients Part 2
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
In the second half of this series, host Emi Ferguson presents the remaining three winners of the Salon de Virtuosi 2023 Career Grants, Rémi Geniet, Keila Wakao, and the Ivalas Quartet.
Salon de Virtuosi 2023 Career Grant Recipients Part 1
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Host Emi Ferguson presents the winners of the Salon de Virtuosi 2023 Career Grants, starting with violinist Daniel Hodos, harpist Renée Murphy, and the Merz Trio.
Musaics of the Bay
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
Host Simone Dinnerstein features Bay area concert series, Musaics of the Bay, and highlights several of their many innovative commissions.
The Elves and the Cello Maker: A Christmas Audio Drama
Thursday, December 21, 2023
For the final episode from the Artist Propulsion Lab class of 2023, cellist Zlatomir Fung wrote a new Christmas audio drama, The Elves and the Cello Maker, based on the Brothers' Grim...
A Night of Violin and Viola
Wednesday, December 20, 2023
Adam Eccleston from All Classical Radio hosts an evening of violin and viola, highlighting both instruments through works by American composers and traditional classical repertoire.
Encore: Piano Students of the Mannes School of Music Part 2
Saturday, December 16, 2023
Listen to an encore broadcast of part 2 of this series featuring piano students from the Mannes School of Music performing pieces by Rachmaninoff, Bloch, Haydn, and more.
Chanukah Memories and Melodies
Wednesday, December 06, 2023
Join us for an hour of humorous, poignant, and stimulating memories and music from our Chanukah celebration to yours.
Castle of Our Skins
Wednesday, December 06, 2023
Host Adam Eccleston from All Classical Radio features music from the Boston-based group, Castle of our Skins and speaks to Co-Founder Ashleigh Gordon.
