This St. Patrick’s Day VPR Classical ‘goes green’ with the jigs, reels and stepdances that define the music – and spirit! – of the Emerald Isle. Join us for a day-long tour including stops in County Derry, the Antrim Hills, and Kildare!
Join VPR Classical’s Joe Goetz for "The Morning News", checking out new additions to the VPR Classical library including a new
recording of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, the first-ever recording of
select works by Mozart’s father, and one of Leopold Gowodsky’s virtuoso piano
transcriptions performed by Montreal native Marc-Andre Hamelin.
It’s "Classical Fireworks" with Cheryl Willoughby for your July 4th evening! This special features all American performers in works like Morton Gould’s "American Salute", John Philip Sousa’s "Stars and Stripes Forever" March, and Victor Herbert’s "American Fantasia".
We’ll be listening to some of the recent additions to our VPR Classical CD library. It grows more and more each week, and it is all possible thanks to your support. Hope you can tune in and enjoy this mixture of both new releases, and older releases that we’ve added to make sure our library is one of the best in public radio.
A showcase of young musicians who will carry classical music into the future: violinist Hilary Hahn, pianist Yundi Li, conductor Gustavo Dudamel, and others.
On Tuesday, Feb. 26th, 2008, the New York Philharmonic made history when
it performed a concert in Pyongyang, North Korea. This historic concert will be broadcast on VPR Classical on Wednesday
evening, March 5th, at 8 – we’ll go "In Concert" with the New York
Philharmonic in Pyongyang, North Korea. Listen On-Air » Listen Online »
Joe Goetz shares "The Morning News" on VPR Classical, showcasing some of the most recent additions to our library! Highlights include a recent release of rare music from the French Renaissance, by Thomas Crequillon – and, the world premiere recording of a work by contemporary choral composer Morten Lauridsen.
From the terror of Goethe’s “Erl-king”, to the ineptitude of “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” – we’ll get into the Halowe’en spirit today with the ghouls, witches, ghosts and goblins that haunt classical music.
Vermont’s own Gwyneth Walker is in the VPR Classical spotlight Friday, October 12! This year she celebrates her 60th birthday, and VPR Classical joins Chandler Music Hall in Randolph in honoring the occasion. Chandler has two special music events this coming weekend (Oct. 13th and 14th). VPR Classical celebrates by featuring several of Walkers recordings throughout the day. Listen for music by Walker at 8 a.m., 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.