Frederic Chopin

The winner of the 2021 International Chopin Competition, Liu makes his BSO debut as the soloist in Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in a program led by Ryan Bancroft, also in his BSO debut, that includes Elgar’s “Enigma” Variations.

On WCRB In Concert, Joshua Weilerstein leads the Phoenix Orchestra in Beethoven's Seventh Symphony in Boston, Mistral performs Wagner in Brookline, Piers Lane plays Chopin in Rockport, and the Pacifica Quartet plays Prokofiev in Concord.

Not all heroes wear capes and fly through the air. Some swoop into our lives on classical music! Hear some of them for National Heroes Day on Oct. 8.

Just like the rest of us, composers have always tried to find moments of peace, and they even wrote it into some of their music.

In an encore broadcast, Karina Canellakis returns to the Berkshires to lead the Boston Symphony in Rachmaninoff’s “Symphonic Dances,” and Emanuel Ax is the soloist in Chopin’s dramatic Piano Concerto No. 2.

Oh, the weather outside is frightful, but the warm brew in your cup is delightful. Composers thought so too!

Classical music is often inspired by romance, fairy tales, or royalty, but sometimes the inspiration comes from real world causes.

Could It Be Magic? Pop songs based on classical music!

WCRB In Concert features a Leonard Bernstein world premiere at Tanglewood and seaside chamber music from Cape Cod.

A lullaby is gentle music, sometimes with lyrics, to help a baby – or anyone – fall asleep.