A celebration of the Young People’s Concerts

A retrospective on Leonard Bernstein’s revolutionary concert series, which introduced countless listeners to classical music. And Jamie Bernstein, daughter of the influential conductor-composer, reflect on her father’s legacy.

Stravinsky Chamber Works

Grammy Award-winning Conductor and soprano Barbara Hannigan leads an ensemble of outstanding young musicians from the Royal Academy of Music and The Juilliard School on this new recording. Since 2002, the Academy and The Juilliard School, both international leaders in their field, have enjoyed collaborations in performances, exchanges and recordings. In this project, Hannigan conducts this transatlantic group in a …

Duo FAE

Duo FAE — Charlene Kluegel, violin Katherine Petersen, piano — plays music by Ludwig van Beethoven and Gabriel Fauré.

Michael Tilson Thomas Leads Tchaikovsky

The four tableaus of Igor Stravinsky’s Petrushka are vividly brought to life by Michael Tilson Thomas, who actually met the composer in Los Angeles during his youth.

Mozart’s “Prague” Symphony

Plus works by Copland and Stravinsky, all led by ascendant conductor Gemma New.

Stravinsky at the Philharmonic

Including performances conducted by the composer himself.

Composers’ Early Successes

Most of the music on this program was written by teenagers: Mendelssohn was seventeen years old when he composed his Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Rachmaninoff completed his First Piano Concerto and Strauss his First Horn Concerto at age eighteen, and nineteen-year-old Shostakovich submitted his First Symphony as a graduation exercise from the Petrograd Conservatory. The Overture to Rienzi …

Russian Reflections

Contemplative works by Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky, and Prokofiev.

Playlist: Electrifying Classical Music Fireworks

WFMT is bringing you the fire with a curated playlist of pyrotechnic music.

Playlist: Classical Music Inspired by Birds

A motley medley of music inspired by birds of all feathers!

Stravinsky, Sibelius, and Kidane

Igor Stravinsky’s explosive ballet score, The Firebird, along with Jean Sibelius’s cosmic Luonnotar with soprano Golda Schultz, and the United States premiere of Daniel Kidane’s SF Symphony commission, Sun Poem.

Van Zweden Conducts Stravinsky, Debussy, and Beethoven

Music director Jaap van Zweden conducts Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring, Debussy’s La Mer, and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 in A major.

Stravinsky’s Top 10 Works

No one was more pivotal in 20th century classical music than Igor Stravinsky. We rank his definitive top 10 works.

CSO Names Klaus Mäkelä as Music Director

The new music director designate is just 28 years old. He’ll be the youngest in orchestra history when he takes the baton.

Playing with Color and Form

Music by Igor Stravinsky, Claude Debussy, and George Tsontakis.

From ‘Jaws’ to ‘Schindler’s List,’ John Williams has infused movie scores with adventure and emotion

Orchestral demand for John Williams’ music has risen so much that his career as a classical musician is almost as fruitful as his film music work.

Stravinsky and Franck

An Igor Stravinsky undectet (that’s 11 players!) and a César Franck quartet.

Vote for Stravinsky’s Top 10 Works

We want to hear your take! Help us create a definitive ranking of the iconoclastic 20th-century composer’s greatest music.

Follow Live: Grammy 2024 Winners

Follow live on Sunday, February 4, as music’s biggest awards are given out!

The Philharmonic Remembers Pierre Boulez

The broadcast features works by Wagner, Mahler, Stravinsky, Berg, Debussy and Carter plus some of Mr. Boulez’s own music.

The Hallé performs Sibelius, Stravinsky, and Ravel

With Sibelius’s music woven through the Hallé’s DNA, expect a stunning performance of The Oceanides, an impressionistic masterpiece that evokes the sea and nymphs of Greek mythology.

90 Years: Grant Park Music Festival Announces 2024 Season

Another packed summer of live music awaits.

Salonen & Kuusisto

Esa-Pekka Salonen returns to the CSO podium for Ravel, Stravinsky, and Dessner.

Grammy 2024 Nominees Announced

Peruse the hopefuls for classical, jazz, soundtrack, and more!

Boston Symphony Orchestra and Jean-Yves Thibaudet

Andris Nelsons leads works by Carlos Simon, Maurice Ravel, George Gershwin, and Igor Stravinsky

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