When Avi Avital arrived on the scene, he set out to dispel the mandolin’s somewhat dowdy reputation, playing cross-cultural works from Klezmer to Balkan music. Watch him play two folk-influenced works in the WQXR Cafe.

WQXW 90.3 is expanding its coverage area in Westchester County. On Wednesday, the antenna was upgraded and upgrades will be phased in this week.

Watch the archived webcast of Nobuyuki Tsujii, the blind Japanese pianist who tied for the gold medal at the 2009 Van Cliburn Competition, performing at The Greene Space.

Watch the archived webcast of Polish pianist Rafał Blechacz, winner of the 2014 Gilmore Award, performing in The Greene Space on Tuesday.

Celebrating the centennial of his birth, this hour-long special honors legendary tenor Richard Tucker with rarely heard archival recordings of his time as a cantor, as well as early roles at The Metropolitan Opera.

Before settling in to listen to the Metropolitan Opera's live broadcast of Mozart's The Magic Flute today at 1 pm, watch an animated score for the Queen of the Night's aria, "Der hölle rache."

Wednesday at 11 am, get ready to pop the New Year's Day champagne with the Vienna Philharmonic when it presents its annual salute to the waltz.

The appearance of Beethoven’s monumental Symphony No. 9 at the top of the WQXR Classical Countdown is as expected as the cheap gym membership offers that arrive in the mail every New Year.

A Chanticleer Christmas is American Public Media's one-hour celebration of the season as told through the glorious voices of Chanticleer, the 12-voice San Francisco-based men's choir.

One of the great WQXR traditions: Host Nimet Habachy's reflections on Christmas in New York.

More than 600 student musicians are part of this year's St. Olaf Christmas Festival, a 100-year-old tradition deeply cherished in Northfield, Minn., as well as listened to raptly by millions throughout the world.

Today at 10 am, a live broadcast from the chapel of King’s College in Cambridge, England, where the King’s College Choir performs the legendary Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols service.

Julian Wachner conducts Handel’s classic oratorio from Trinity Church in Lower Manhattan, the venue where it received its U.S. premiere in 1770.

It wouldn't be December without watching the 1965 "A Charlie Brown Christmas" once or twice or 20 times. The holiday classic features memorable tunes by Vince Guaraldi, including "Christmastime is Here."

Recorded live at Corpus Christi Church in New York, the veteran vocal ensemble Anonymous 4 sings medieval music from England, France and Spain that praises the Virgin Mary.

This one-hour program of classic Christmas arrangements and original music by Leroy Anderson, is hosted by conductor Leonard Slatkin and the composer's son Kurt Anderson.

A star-studded cast from WQXR and WNYC presented a dramatic reading of the Charles Dickens classic "A Christmas Carol." Watch the archived video from The Greene Space.

This centennial celebration of Britten features the New England Conservatory Chamber Chorus, led by Erica Washburn, the NEC Brass Ensemble and the Back Bay Ringers.

The Canadian Brass recently appeared in The Greene Space for a festive program of holiday music. Watch the archived video and tune in for an hour-long radio version on Dec. 17, 24 and 25.