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The nation's first commercial classical radio station began in 1936 when W2XR owner and founder John Hogan joined with advertising executive Elliott Sanger to create the Interstate Broadcasting Company. The company's chief asset was W2XR. In December 1936, W2XR's call letters were changed to WQXR. The FM station signed on in 1939 and both were sold to The New York Times Company in 1944. The Times

Company completed the sale of the AM station to Radio Disney in 2007. The sale of WQXR-FM to WNYC was approved by the FCC on September 8, 2009 in a multipart deal including Univision; it closed on October 8, 2009.

๐ŸŽปโœจ Donโ€™t forget โ€” the NJ Classical Kids Fair is TOMORROW! โœจ๐ŸŽปJoin us and host ๐€๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ž ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ง for a fun-filled day of live p...
07/12/2025

๐ŸŽปโœจ Donโ€™t forget โ€” the NJ Classical Kids Fair is TOMORROW! โœจ๐ŸŽป

Join us and host ๐€๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ž ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ง for a fun-filled day of live performances, arts & crafts, workshops and more โ€” perfect for young music lovers and curious minds!

๐Ÿ“ Chambers Plaza @ NJPAC in Newark, NJ
๐Ÿ“… Sunday, July 13
๐Ÿ•™ Noon โ€“ 3:00 PM
๐ŸŽถ FREE and open to the public!

The event is presented in partnership with New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) and the New Jersey Symphony.

๐Ÿ”— Get all the details here: https://bit.ly/3TNuvuc

๐ŸŽˆ We canโ€™t wait to see you there!

07/07/2025

๐ŸŽ‰ Happy Birthday, Gustav Mahler! ๐ŸŽถ

Celebrate by diving into the new season of The World of Gustav Mahler's ๐„๐ฆ๐›๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ž ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  โ€” a podcast series that explores the life and music of Gustav Mahler. Season 4, โ€œThe Heavenly Life,โ€ takes you on a journey through Mahlerโ€™s Symphony No. 4 in G major across five episodes.

โœจ Bonus: You might just recognize a familiar ๐–๐๐—๐‘ ๐ฏ๐จ๐ข๐œ๐ž in Episode 5โ€ฆ ๐Ÿ‘€

Listen now wherever you get your podcasts, or stream it here: https://bit.ly/40DCbDf

๐ŸŽ† This Independence Day, celebrate with WQXR! ๐ŸŽถWe're bringing you a rich, all-day playlist of music that captures the Am...
07/04/2025

๐ŸŽ† This Independence Day, celebrate with WQXR! ๐ŸŽถ

We're bringing you a rich, all-day playlist of music that captures the American spirit โ€” from beloved classics like ๐˜ˆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜š๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ and ๐˜™๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜บ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜‰๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ to film scores by John Williams and works by Florence Price, Scott Joplin, Leonard Bernstein, Caroline Shaw, and many more.

Tune in for a day filled with music by American composers plus performances from some of the greatest American orchestras, ensembles, and soloists. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

https://bit.ly/3TjwWEV

๐ŸŽถ The ๐‚๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐Š๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐…๐š๐ข๐ซ is making its New Jersey debut โ€” and YOU'RE invited!! ๐ŸŽ‰โœจ Presented by ๐–๐๐—๐‘โฃ, New Jersey Perfor...
06/26/2025

๐ŸŽถ The ๐‚๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐Š๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐…๐š๐ข๐ซ is making its New Jersey debut โ€” and YOU'RE invited!! ๐ŸŽ‰

โœจ Presented by ๐–๐๐—๐‘โฃ, New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), and the New Jersey Symphony, this FREE event is ideal for kids ages 4โ€“10 (and their grownups!) and will feature:
๐ŸŽป Live performances by New Jersey Symphony Chamber Players, Nimbus Dance, Keys 2 Success, and The Paterson Music Project
๐Ÿฅ An instrument discovery zone
๐ŸŽง Beat-making with Grounded Music Education
๐ŸŽจ Arts & Crafts with Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey, STEAM URBAN and Paterson Music Project
๐Ÿ“š Musical Storytime

& much more!!

๐Ÿ”— For more info and to RSVP: https://bit.ly/3TNuvuc

๐ŸŒˆ Just a Few Days Left! ๐ŸŒˆJoin us on Monday, June 23 at 7 PM as ๐–๐๐—๐‘ ๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ž at The Greene Space at WNYC/WQXR.We...
06/20/2025

๐ŸŒˆ Just a Few Days Left! ๐ŸŒˆ
Join us on Monday, June 23 at 7 PM as ๐–๐๐—๐‘ ๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ž at The Greene Space at WNYC/WQXR.

Weโ€™re so excited to welcome back opera star ๐€๐ง๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ง๐ฒ ๐‘๐จ๐ญ๐ก ๐‚๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ณ๐จ as host and performer for a night full of music, laughter, games, and pride!

Enjoy unforgettable performances by:
โœจ ๐Œ๐ข๐œ๐ก๐š๐ž๐ฅ ๐‘. ๐‰๐š๐œ๐ค๐ฌ๐จ๐ง, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer of ๐˜ˆ ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ ๐˜“๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ
๐ŸŽป Bassist ๐Š๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š-๐’๐ž๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ
๐Ÿ˜‚ Comedian ๐„๐ฆ๐š๐ง ๐„๐ฅ-๐‡๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ข๐ง๐ข
๐Ÿ’ƒ MICHIYAYA Dance

And of course, Anthonyโ€™s powerful renditions of Pride anthems will bring down the house. ๐ŸŽค๐ŸŽถ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿ”ฅ

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Grab your tickets now: https://bit.ly/43Tu7R5

Celebrate PRIDE with WQXR in a dazzling evening of music, laughter, and bold expression! Hosted by the superstar countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo, this evening spotlights LGBTQ+ voices across genres. From the powerful compositions of Michael R. Jackso...

๐ŸŽปโ˜€๏ธ Summerโ€™s almost here, and music is everywhere! From parks to piers to plaza pop-ups, the tri-state area is bursting ...
06/16/2025

๐ŸŽปโ˜€๏ธ Summerโ€™s almost here, and music is everywhere! From parks to piers to plaza pop-ups, the tri-state area is bursting with classical music magic โ€” and weโ€™ve rounded up the must-see events. ๐Ÿ’ซ

Check out our Classical Around Town summer picks:

๐Ÿ‘‰ https://bit.ly/4n5EjNF

Check out tons of upcoming exciting classical events in the tri-state area to fill your summer with music!

๐ŸŽผ๐Ÿ‘” Happy Fatherโ€™s Day from all of us at WQXR!Today weโ€™re honoring the dads, granddads, stepdads, and father figures whoโ€™...
06/15/2025

๐ŸŽผ๐Ÿ‘” Happy Fatherโ€™s Day from all of us at WQXR!

Today weโ€™re honoring the dads, granddads, stepdads, and father figures whoโ€™ve helped shape our musical lives โ€” whether they were spinning records at home, sitting front row at recitals, or simply sharing a love of great music.

This year, we invited you โ€” our listeners โ€” to submit special Fatherโ€™s Day dedications, and weโ€™ve turned your heartfelt requests into a beautiful, on-air playlist for everyone to enjoy.

๐Ÿ“ป Tune in all day from 8AM to 9PM for a rich selection of listener-curated music and your chance to hear your dedication on air.

https://bit.ly/4k1p1ag

Because dads deserve a standing ovation.

Today at 1pm listen to the final live broadcast of The Metropolitan Opera season - Tchaikovskyโ€™s sweeping psychological ...
06/07/2025

Today at 1pm listen to the final live broadcast of The Metropolitan Opera season - Tchaikovskyโ€™s sweeping psychological drama, ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜˜๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜š๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด.

Tenor ๐€๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž๐ง ๐’๐จ๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ฒ๐š๐ง makes his radio network debut as Hermann; ๐’๐จ๐ง๐ฒ๐š ๐˜๐จ๐ง๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฏ๐š is Lisa; and ๐•๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐ž๐ญ๐š ๐”๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐š is the enigmatic Countessโ€”the legendary Queen of Spades herself.

The cast also features ๐ˆ๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐†๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ค๐จ, ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐š ๐๐š๐ซ๐š๐ค๐จ๐ฏ๐š, and ๐€๐ฅ๐ž๐ฑ๐ž๐ฒ ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐จ๐ฏ, with ๐Œ๐š๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ ๐Š๐ž๐ซ๐ข-๐‹๐ฒ๐ง๐ง ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง conducting the Met Orchestra and Chorus in Tchaikovskyโ€™s lush and dramatic score. https://bit.ly/4mR2sY9

๐Ÿ“ท Ken Howard / Met Opera

The White House has introduced a proposal to ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜บ-๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ for WQXR, our sister station WNYC, and o...
06/04/2025

The White House has introduced a proposal to ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜บ-๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ for WQXR, our sister station WNYC, and other public media stations across the country.

If passed, this ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฌ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ฆ would take back funding that keeps us on the air, delivering classical music, cultural programming, and independent journalism to millions.

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ We need your voice ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ.
๐Ÿ‘‰ Visit wqxr.org/stand for more information on how to tell Congress to VOTE NO on the rescission.

This is about more than dollarsโ€”itโ€™s about defending free, independent media.

๐ŸŽถ ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐จ๐จ๐ซ ๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿ–๐ŸŽ ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ! ๐ŸŽ‰Since 1945, Caramoor has brought world-class performances to its stunning home in Katon...
06/02/2025

๐ŸŽถ ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐จ๐จ๐ซ ๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿ–๐ŸŽ ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ! ๐ŸŽ‰

Since 1945, Caramoor has brought world-class performances to its stunning home in Katonah, NY. This year marks its 80th Anniversary, and WQXR is celebrating with a special broadcast featuring unforgettable music from last season.

๐ŸŽผ Enjoy performances by longtime Caramoor collaborators:
โ€” The Orchestra of St. Luke's, joined by pianist Jeremy Denk
โ€” The Knights, joined by the Aaron Diehl Trio..in works by Beethoven, Dvoล™รกk, and Mary Lou Williams.

๐Ÿ“ป Tune in Monday, June 2 at 8PM on WQXR, or ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฆ ๐ข๐ญ ๐จ๐ง-๐๐ž๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ anytime starting that day at wqxr.org

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ PLUS โ€” Catch Jeff every morning from June 2โ€“6 during the 9AM hour for your chance to ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ค๐ž๐ญ๐ฌ to Caramoor's upcoming summer season!

๐Ÿ“ธ: Gabe Palacio

WQXR is proud to be a media partner for the ๐๐ž๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐’๐œ๐ก๐ข๐œ๐ค๐ž๐ฅ๐ž ๐Œ๐ž๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐“๐ซ๐ข๐›๐ฎ๐ญ๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ, celebrating the life and legacy of...
05/31/2025

WQXR is proud to be a media partner for the ๐๐ž๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐’๐œ๐ก๐ข๐œ๐ค๐ž๐ฅ๐ž ๐Œ๐ž๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐“๐ซ๐ข๐›๐ฎ๐ญ๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ, celebrating the life and legacy of the beloved composer, satirist, and creator of P.D.Q. Bach.โฃ
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Hosted by ๐–๐๐—๐‘โ€™๐ฌ ๐„๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ญ๐ญ ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Š๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐š ๐’๐œ๐ก๐ข๐œ๐ค๐ž๐ฅ๐ž, the evening features selections from Peterโ€™s classical and popular works, honoring the genius behind Schickele Mix and beyondโ€”plus never-before-seen film footage and remembrances from music and comedy luminaries.

For tickets and more information: https://bit.ly/43CENlx

Tune in today at 1PM for a live broadcast of Rossiniโ€™s ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜‰๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜š๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ from The Metropolitan Opera!โฃโฃEnjoy Bartlet...
05/31/2025

Tune in today at 1PM for a live broadcast of Rossiniโ€™s ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜‰๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜š๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ from The Metropolitan Opera!โฃ
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Enjoy Bartlett Sherโ€™s spirited production of this beloved comedy, featuring Andrey Zhilikhovsky as Figaro; Aigul Akhmetshina as Rosina; Jack Swanson in his Met broadcast debut as Count Almaviva; Peter Kรกlmรกn as Don Bartolo; and Alexander Vinogradov as Don Basilio. Giacomo Sagripanti conducts.โฃ
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Need a quick refresher before the show? Listen to ๐‰๐ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐’๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐จ๐งโ€™๐ฌ ๐Ÿ‘-๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ญ๐ž ๐œ๐ซ๐š๐ฌ๐ก ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐žโ€”youโ€™ll be an expert by curtain time! https://bit.ly/4jpIG35

๐Ÿ“ท Jonathan Tichler / Met Opera

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