On Tuesday, cast members, Mirron Willis and Kevin Daugherty, talk about The Ensemble Theatre’s production of Race by David Mamet. Visual artist, Soo Sunny Park, shows us around her installation, Unwoven Light, at the Rice Gallery. And members of Solero Flamenco perform for us!
> program websiteJoshua Bell And Jeremy Denk On 'Song Travels'
Connect the dots between classical music and standards with the dynamic violin-and-piano duo.
Fridays are funnier with a classical cartoon at noon from Deceptive Cadence.
Andris Nelsons Named Music Director Of The Boston Symphony
The announcement that the 34-year-old Latvian conductor is taking the reins of the ensemble puts an end to years of uncertainty at the storied orchestra, following James Levine's 2011 resignation.
Spring For Music: Detroit Symphony Orchestra At Carnegie Hall
Pink Martini singer Storm Large joins Leonard Slatkin and the orchestra for Kurt Weill's satirical Seven Deadly Sins, in a program bookended by composers who straddled the turn of the last century. Slatkin says Maurice Ravel and Sergei Rachmaninov struggled with the idea of being 20th-century composers while having hearts and souls grounded in prior traditions. The orchestra performs Ravel's La valse and two lesser-known Rachmaninov works.
Mozart Festival Salzburg - A Luxury Tour
Join Classical 91.7's St.John Flynn on a special journey to the heart of all things Mozart! And what better time to be in Salzburg than for the annual celebration of the composer's birthday, January 27.
Classical 91.7-Arte Público Author of the Month: Daniel Chacón
Daniel Chacón has been selected as this month's Classical 91.7/Arte Público Press Author of the Month. In the next installment of a series of monthly features, Classical 91.7's Eric Ladau spoke with Mr. Chacón.
Muisc in the Making - Sunday, May 26th 7:06pm
Princeton Miles hosts Music in the Making Sunday, May 26th at 7:06pm. Enjoy an hour of performances from the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University. The program features music by Maurice Ravel, Maurice Durufle, and Shulamit Ran.
Opera Cheat Sheet: Simon Boccanegra
Listen to our quick overview of this week’s opera broadcast of Giuseppe Verdi's Simon Boccanegra, airing Saturday at noon.
9-week series: The Lyric Opera of Chicago, beginning Saturday, May 19 at noon
This Saturday at noon we begin a 9-week series of performances from The Lyric Opera of Chicago.Â
Tomorrow night!! A Graf Farewell – Live Broadcast, Saturday, 5/19 at 7:30PM
Join us Saturday evening for a very special live broadcast of Maestro Hans Graf’s final performance as Music Director of the Houston Symphony.Â
Announcer Catherine Lu's Top Ten Favorite Classical Pieces
As you might guess, Classical 91.7 announcers are huge classical music fans. We asked them to tell us what their all-time favorite pieces are, and why. We've been posting their "desert island" lists - pieces so essential, they'd be happily stranded with them on a desert island. (As long as they also had adequate food, shelter, and running water.)
Check out announcer, violinist, and owner of a cat named Cheeto, Catherine Lu's list here!
