Classical News
08/24 George Walker, Trailblazing American Composer, Dies At 96
08/23 Ronald Arnatt, Composer, Organist, Teacher, Dead At 88
08/14 Iraq's National Symphony Orchestra play on despite unpaid wages
08/10 Cleveland Orchestra receives $9.3 million donation
07/26 Newly discovered viola impromptu by Shostakovich
07/20 Royal College Renames Program to Shift Antiquated Perceptions of Pianists
07/02 Vasily Petrenko: New Music Director of the RPO in 2021
06/16 The conductor Gennady Rozhdestvensky has died
06/05 Acoustic evolution of old Italian violins from Amati to Stradivari
06/04 Fabio Luisi Named Next Music Director of Dallas Symphony Orchestra
05/04 The Secret Life of a Music Director
04/14 Jean-Claude Malgoire died at the age of 77
04/13 Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony needs speeding up by 20 minutes, claims conductor
03/29 BBC NOW/Van Steen review – dynamic showcase of young Welsh composers
03/08 Composer John Williams to Bequeath His Life Work to The Juilliard School Library
03/02 Daniil Trifonov and His Teacher Dazzle With Dual Virtuosity
02/18 Hear How ‘Mozart in the Jungle’ Became a Music Showcase
02/02 François Girard’s production of Wagner’s “Parsifal” - Watch the Met Opera Stage a Sea of Blood
01/28 Barbara Hannigan leads list of Grammy Awards' classical winners
01/19 Meet the New Generation Leading Berlin’s Classical Scene
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This Week At The Classical Station
Thursday, August 30, 2018
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Tomorrow is the last Friday of the month. That means it is All Request Friday here at The Classical Station. And that also means that YOU get to select all the music we play between 9 a.m. and 10 p.m. You can call in your request to 919-556-0123, or better yet, you can email us at studio@theclassicalstation.org. Besides telling us what to play, be sure to include your first name and the city/town and state where you live so we can acknowledge your request on air correctly.
Planning to request a long work, such as a complete symphony of Tchaikovsky? You can do that. Thinking of some three or four minute pieces? Those work too. We'll probably schedule the long works during Classical Cafe and As You Like It. The shorter works are ideal for Allegro. You have always made our All Request Fridays memorable and very enjoyable with your wonderful music requests. Looking forward to tomorrow's music! ~Studio Mike
Wednesday, August 29, 2018
This week our Opera House presentation is about murder on a Parisian barge, suicide in a convent, and a “new” will from a dead man.
Join host Bob Chapman for Giacomo Puccini's Il Trittico which consists of three one-act operas--Il Tabarro, Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi. The curtain goes up this Thursday at 7:00 p.m. Eastern on 89.7 FM in Central North Carolina, streaming everywhere on our apps and online. Don't forget that you can hear and watch most of the operas which we play on Opera House on our YouTube channel.
Photo: Fondazione Festival Pucciniano
Tuesday, August 28, 2018
Calling all volunteers! Since 1978 we have been listener-supported and volunteer-powered. Our amazing volunteers come to the station for a couple of hours a week to answer phones, stuff envelopes for our mailings, and take air shifts as announcers evenings and weekends. We could not do this without our hard-working, devoted volunteers. Hundreds of them!
Right now we are looking for volunteers who can help us with our IT infrastructure. Also, if you are an engineer who knows transmitters and safety with high power systems, we would love to hear from you. If you have experience, time, and talent which you would like to contribute to The Classical Station, contact Jane O'Connor, our Volunteer Coordinator, at 919-556-5178 during business hours on weekdays. You can also email Jane at volunteer@theclassicalstation.org
Our studios are located in Wake Forest in northeastern Wake County. Find us on Waze or Google maps. Our 1200' tower is very easy to spot!
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On August 28 we observe the birthdays of two conductors who were active in the latter part of the 20th century: Austrian Karl Böhm (1894-1981) and Hungarian István Kertész (1929-1973). Maestro Böhm conducted some 262 performances at the Metropolitan Opera over the course of his twenty year tenure during the Bing era. By all accounts, Maestro Kertész was on track to be one of the great conductors of his generation. Unfortunately, his life was snuffed out when he was only 43 years old.
Photos: Wikipedia.org
Monday, August 27, 2018
This week Monday Night at the Symphony will feature the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. On the program is music of Peter Tchaikovsky, Alexander Borodin and Antonín Dvorák, in performances led by Libor Pešek, Sir Charles Mackerras and Chief Conductor Vasily Petrenko.
The concert begins at 8 p.m. Eastern on 89.7 FM in Central North Carolina and streaming everywhere online.
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On August 27 we observe the birthdays of German composer Hans Leo Hassler, Russian inventor Leon Theremin, English composers Eric Coates and Rebecca Clarke.
Herr Hassler studied with Andrea Gabrieli in Venice. He brought music of the Venetian school to Germany when he returned home. Leon Theremin invented the theremin which was one of the first electronic instruments. Eric Coates was well-known for his light music and film scores. Over half of Rebecca Clarke's music remains unpublished. She was also a fine viola player.
Photos: Eric Coates/Faber Music
Others: Wikipedia.org
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