Tune in for a nightly mix that spans the centuries: from full-length operas, oratorios and major symphonies to the latest offerings from New York's vibrant new music scene.
Daily Schedule
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06:00 AMFrom the Top
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This week, From the Top comes to you from Carnegie Music Hall in Pittsburgh, Penn., where you’ll hear a talented 17-year-old euphonium player perform the music of Simone Mantia and a 16-year-old violinist play the Bartok Second Rhapsody.
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07:00 AMAnnie Bergen
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Annie Bergen's reports on film, music, theater, books and art have won several awards, including an "Outstanding Feature Story" award from the NYSBA. She has interviewed more than 300 arts personalities and is now featured on various WQXR programs.
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- Annie Bergen
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08:00 AMClassics For Kids
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Haydn: Father of the Symphony
It’s not for nothing that Franz Joseph Haydn is known as the "father of the symphony" — he wrote more than 100 of them. This week Classics for Kids takes a listen to the symphonies by this prolific composer.
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08:15 AMAnnie Bergen
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Annie Bergen's reports on film, music, theater, books and art have won several awards, including an "Outstanding Feature Story" award from the NYSBA. She has interviewed more than 300 arts personalities and is now featured on various WQXR programs.
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- Annie Bergen
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10:30 AMOperavore
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Mezzo-Sopranos Specialize in Opera's Meatier, Darker Roles
We ask what makes a mezzo a mezzo, straight from two experts on the subject: Marilyn Horne and her special guest Susan Graham.
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11:00 AMMetropolitan Opera
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Nicholas Hytner's production of Giuseppe Verdi's five-act Don Carlo, which made its debut in 2010, returns, this time featuring the Mexican tenor Ramón Vargas singing the title role.
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04:00 PMClayelle Dalferes
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Clayelle Dalferes hosts WQXR on Weekend afternoons.
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- Clayelle Dalferes
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06:00 PMDavid Garland
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David Garland hosts Saturday and Sunday evenings on WQXR.
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- David Garland
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09:00 PMMovies on the Radio
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The Indelible Humphrey Bogart
The American Film Institute has ranked Humphrey Bogart as its number-one American Screen Legend, the greatest male star in the history of American cinema.
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10:00 PMAll Ears with Terrance McKnight
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Tone Parallel to Harlem
This week, host Terrance McKnight spins Duke Ellington’s Tone Parallel to Harlem and Aaron Copland’s The City, two compositions that evoke the sounds of life in northern American cities.
Go to program: All Ears with Terrance McKnight

