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Sir John Eliot Gardiner conducts all nine symphonies this year. He spoke about the surprisingly political side of Beethoven's music with All Things Considered.

Franco-Swiss cellist Ophélie Gaillard floats and flies through Vivaldi’s emotional world in a brand-new recording with her Pulcinella Orchestra, and it’s…

I started working as a fill-in host at WCRB in the fall of 2019. In recent weeks, this work has taken on a new meaning.When I began working as a fill-in…

Plagues and epidemics are ages-old phenomena. They've triggered both fear and inspiration. NPR's Tom Huizenga surveys musical responses from composers over the centuries.

Thursday, April 23, 9pmOn a Festival 1750 broadcast, violinist Aisslinn Nosky co-directs, with harpsichordist Ian Watson, a Handel and Haydn Society…

With concert halls closed and tours cancelled everywhere, what is a musician to do? For many, the answer is to continue to provide comfort and hope in any…

Has Tom Brady written a symphony? Did Michael Jordan fight in a revolution? For Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, being a great athlete,…

Gabriel Fauré shied away from the big, bombastic moments in favor of the intimate and intricate. On his 175th birthday, here’s a look at some of his most…

In a time of dark concert halls, the brilliance of the Boston Pops comes to the radio, each Sunday night at 7pm.The 2020 Spring Pops season was meant to…

Live from WCRB's Fraser Performance Studio on Sunday, May 24, Yo-Yo Ma offered Bach's iconic works in memory of those lost to the global pandemic and in…