Classical New York Podcast
1) IN CONVERSATION - With Alex Ross
For the last decade, Alex Ross, music critic for The New Yorker, has been researching and writing about the outsize influence of German composer Richard Wagner on non-musicians — from literature, to f...Show More
2) IN CONVERSATION - With Simone Dinnerstein
When the stay-at-home orders in New York began in March, pianist Simone Dinnerstein found herself unable to sit down at the piano. So, she took to reading and going on walks in Brooklyn's Greenwood Ce...Show More
3) SPECIAL – The Black Experience in the Concert Hall: The Mozart Effect
WQXR’s Terrance McKnight hosts a conversation about the Black experience in the concert hall and the unique challenges people of color face in the classical music world with violinist Sanford Allen, v...Show More
4) IN CONVERSATION – With Davóne Tines
While In Conversations is on summer break, James Bennett sat down with Davóne Tines for a special episode as part of the Mostly Mozart on WQXR Festival to talk about his chamber Opera "The Black Clown...Show More
5) IN CONVERSATION – With Lauren Michelle
Lauren Michelle is very good at singing. Seriously — over her career, she's stacked up awards that include First Place in the 2015 Lotte Lenya Competition and Marcello Giordani International Vocal Com...Show More
6) IN CONVERSATION – With Lucas Meachem
The latest episode of In Conversation features baritone Lucas Meachem in conversation with Merrin Lazyan. Meachem talks about life at home, his new foundation A Perfect Day, and the importance of dive...Show More
7) CONCERT WATCH – Orli Shaham
It was last summer that Orli Shaham began recording the complete Mozart piano sonatas. The new album is still in the works, but ever since April, she’s been offering special sneak previews. Every Wedn...Show More
8) IN CONVERSATION – With Anna Thorvaldsdottir
This week you can join James Bennett in his conversation with Icelandic composer Anna Thorvaldsdottir about her chamber opera UR_ (which was due to have its US premiere at this year's Mostly Mozart Fe...Show More
9) TRAILER – This Week with Yannick
WQXR and WRTI, Philadelphia’s classical music and jazz station, have come together to launch “This Week with Yannick,” an eight-week radio series hosted by acclaimed conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Né...Show More
10) IN CONVERSATION – With Stewart Goodyear
Pianist and composer Stewart Goodyear joins Zev Kane this week In Conversation. They talk about his love of Beethoven and his "Sonatahons," in which he performs the complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas in...Show More