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According to Jeff at @WQXR it's both Pretzel Day and Arbor Day today.
This week on The Open Ears Project, we hear from pianist Víkingur Ólafsson (@VikingurMusic), who felt “awestruck” the first time he heard Rameau’s “Dialogue of the Birds.” 🎧 Listen here and subscribe: bit.ly/3IJOjcB
I can't hear Pérotin's VIDERUNT OMNES too many times. Please, more Léonin, Pérotin, Notre-Dame school,@WQXR!
Don’t miss @ImWhitneyWhite, the director of the Broadway play “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding” on this week’s episode of Helga! She talks about how powerful moments onstage originate in the body and reflects on how she maintains inner peace. 🎧 Listen now: bit.ly/3fXuXGa
Sergei Prokofiev was born on this day in 1891. At our sister station WNYC, they lovingly put together a list of "Peter and the Wolf" adaptations that feature the most beautifully unhinged album covers. Which is your favorite version? bit.ly/4cZoAuC
What piece of classical music do you find best celebrates Earth Day? Celebrate our natural environment today by exploring how four major composers found inspiration in nature. bit.ly/2GxfTdV
Head to the link below to listen to the performance earlier this month by @jordisavall and Hespèrion XXI at @carnegiehall, now streaming via @WQXR: wqxr.org/story/jordi-sa… @FundacioCIMA
Puccini’s opera La Rondine is a jewel – a love story with tenderness, heartbreak, and a lot of beautiful music. Hear it live from the @MetOpera at 1 pm ET today. Soprano Angel Blue leads the cast and tenor Jonathan Tetelman makes his Met broadcast debut. bit.ly/3U6jJiH
April is National Poetry Month! Have you ever wondered what makes a symphonic poem...a poem? Here are five pieces and some background to help you gain a deeper understanding before listening. bit.ly/3W3ZowV
Tonight at 7:30 PM ET, live from @carnegiehall, you'll hear The Danish String Quartet play Schubert’s Quintet in C, and a new work composed by Thomas Adès. bit.ly/3Q5N4se
A new season of HELGA returns with a soul-stirring conversation with renowned singer-songwriter Brittany Howard delving into grief, resilience, and the healing power of music. 🎧 Listen now and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts: bit.ly/3fXuXGa
Is there a piece of music that has changed your life? This week on The Open Ears Project, novelist Garth Greenwell reflects on how the vocal music of Benjamin Britten as performed by Britten’s partner, Peter Pears, was his first example of queer love. 🎧: bit.ly/3IJOjcB
What would we do without Jeff Spurgeon and his 3 minute opera synopses! @WQXR
Juilliard is honoring Earth Month 2024! 🌎 Learn more about #EllenReidSOUNDWALK @LincolnCenter and @CentralParkNYC, John Luther Adams’ Crossing Open Ground, the Juilliard Green Club’s Earth Day Celebration, & an Earth Month concert with @WQXR here: bit.ly/3vWaWHR
Robert Schumann is celebrated today as a fine composer, writer and poet. But that wasn’t always the plan — young Rob initially wanted to be the finest concert pianist in the world, and then something happened to his hands. bit.ly/3QkRdJd
This week on Young Artist’s Showcase, host Alexa Smith is joined in the studio by Denyce Graves and three singers from the Shared Voices program to bring you vocal music by Handel, Rossini, Brahms, Bizet, Still, Hailstork, and others. 🎧 Listen on-demand: bit.ly/3VPdRgh
Experience the inventiveness of the Baroque era under the direction of early-music legend, Jordi Savall. You can now listen on-demand to the most recent episode of @CarngieHall Live, which features works from the late–16th century to the mid–17th century. bit.ly/3TzvTjT
Eid Mubarak to all who celebrate! 💫 In honor of Eid al-Fitr, WQXR's Nimet Habachy shares her treasured childhood memories of Ramadan in her hometown Cairo. bit.ly/3KxeogJ
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995 Followers 491 Following Violinist | 2020 GRAMMY Nominee | Tweeting LarkAccording to Jeff at @WQXR it's both Pretzel Day and Arbor Day today.
I can't hear Pérotin's VIDERUNT OMNES too many times. Please, more Léonin, Pérotin, Notre-Dame school,@WQXR!
I am excited to announce that I will be the Artist in Residence of the Berliner Philharmoniker for the 2024/25 season! I would like to thank the orchestra and the whole team at @BerlinPhil for this opportunity and looking forward to the coming season! rb.gy/asrzvc
Join Met Orchestra Principal Trumpet David Krauss and beloved mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato for a live taping of the @SpeakingSndly podcast this Wednesday, April 24, in Lincoln Center’s David Rubenstein Atrium! Learn more: bit.ly/3W9ZLGs
Head to the link below to listen to the performance earlier this month by @jordisavall and Hespèrion XXI at @carnegiehall, now streaming via @WQXR: wqxr.org/story/jordi-sa… @FundacioCIMA
Hey @WQXR with all the times you've featured the theme from Succession on Score at Four why have you never mentioned that it's basically the 1st movement of Pathétique? (the end of it) Or did I miss a mention?
I'm listening to George Gershwin - Catfish Row (Suite from "Porgy and Bess") wqxr.org/streams/?strea… via @WQXR
What would we do without Jeff Spurgeon and his 3 minute opera synopses! @WQXR
Juilliard is honoring Earth Month 2024! 🌎 Learn more about #EllenReidSOUNDWALK @LincolnCenter and @CentralParkNYC, John Luther Adams’ Crossing Open Ground, the Juilliard Green Club’s Earth Day Celebration, & an Earth Month concert with @WQXR here: bit.ly/3vWaWHR
Imagine my surprise and delight tuning in to one of my favorite @WQXR shows, @exploringmusic, tonight and discovering this week's topic is Ukraine. Bill McGlaughlin is always entertaining as he educates. This will be fabulous.
@WQXR playing Pavarotti's performance 50 years ago today in LELISIR dAmore. Bliss.
On WQXR today at 1:00 p.m. ET: Metropolitan Opera Broadcast "Luciano Pavarotti is the star of today’s archival broadcast of Donizetti’s L’Elisir d’Amore. Also in the cast are Judith Blegen, John Reardon, and Ezio Flagello." wqxr.org/story/donizett… via @WQXR
On WQXR today at 1:00 p.m. ET: Metropolitan Opera Broadcast "Luciano Pavarotti is the star of today’s archival broadcast of Donizetti’s L’Elisir d’Amore. Also in the cast are Judith Blegen, John Reardon, and Ezio Flagello. Max Rudolph conducts.” wqxr.org/story/donizett… via @WQXR
What causes an earthquake to rattle New York City? @BrianLehrer spoke to Rutgers geology professor Alexander Gates about Friday morning's earthquake. gothamist.com/news/ny-nj-ear…
Alright!! People be lovin on the Queen B Caro Mio Ben interpolation, cool! - turns out there's a little history to black female vernacular singers interpreting opera/art song - my first exposure was Nina Simone doing "O Black Swan" (Menotti) in 1963.
They Might Be Giants joined this week to debut their song for the 2024 Public Song Project! "Lazy" will be officially released later this month, but until then you can stream it EXCLUSIVELY on the @WNYC website. Check out the interview with @tmbg here: wnyc.org/story/they-mig…
@WQXR Jeff Spurgeon Great commentary on the quake! Hahaha, wonderful color.
I couldn't have said any of this better. It's a REALLY great breakdown of some of the history that #CowboyCarter rests on - thank you @TeenVogue for your scholarship and journalism! p.s. that's Dena Jennings, who was Black Banjo Renaissance #21 :) teenvogue.com/story/beyonce-…
At 7:30 PM EST on @WQXR, a concert by Jordi Savall and Hesperion of works from the Renaissance and early Baroque, live from @carnegiehall . Program is at Carnegie's website. wqxr.org