WQXR Editorial

How Musical “Battles” Connected Women to the Violence of Civil War

During the Civil War, piano battles played by women in the parlor served as a connection to violence on the front. May 30, 2019

How Well Do YOU Know Classical Music's Trivia Problem?

To paraphrase musicologist Doug Shadle, "the classical music industry trades in the anecdote." What does that actually look like, and what are the consequences? May 30, 2019

Movie Music with Eddie Izzard

Comedian and actor Eddie Izzard joined our very own Elliott Forrest in the studio to talk about his favorite movie music ahead of his upcoming shows at the Beacon Theater. May 24, 2019

Mid-Year Retrospective: Minimal and Maximal is Redefined in Unimaginable Ways

The concerts and operas that left their mark in 2019 (so far) May 23, 2019

Cancel Culture: How We Deal with Wagner in the 21st Century

It’s no secret: Richard Wagner was not particularly fond of non-white, non-Aryan peoples. So how do we square that with his artistic legacy? May 22, 2019

Is Classical Music Actually Effective in Fighting Crime?

What it means when Well-Tempered Clavier becomes acoustic barbed wire for storefronts. May 20, 2019

60 Years of Lincoln Center from A (Antony and Cleopatra) to Z (Zero Mostel)

Lincoln Center is turning 60! Here are some of its iconic moments. May 13, 2019

This Opera Taught Us We Don't Need Mozart to Pack the House

Scott Joplin wrote his opera Treemonisha in 1910, but it didn't get a premiere until six decades later. Its production is an example of how to move outside of the canon. May 9, 2019