James Bennett II

Nearly a year after his first visit to WQXR, pianist Seong-Jin Cho came back to lay down some Chopin.

Babatunde Akinboboye has a reason why those two go well together.

Why do so many people enjoy covering an impossibly difficult song?

The Internet often serves up some wonderful treats, and 2018 did not disappoint.

The violinist joined WQXR for a “Midday Masterpieces” featuring the music of Maurice Ravel.

The tenor treated us to an excerpt of a new song cycle shortly before its Carnegie Hall premiere.

For one of this year’s Classical Beer Jams, MacArthur Genius Basil Twist gave attendees a look at how he uses a Berlioz classic in his puppeteering.

As the year comes to a close, we're taking some time to remember the legacies of many talents who impacted our musical lives.

How would you spend the afternoon before your Carnegie Hall debut?

During an evening of “Classical Up Close,” Nadine Sierra shared a Villa-Lobos piece that she has loved since her teenage years.

The experimental percussion-centric group performed a multimedia musical experience.

Members of the renowned ensemble play a Brahms piece written as a tribute to the composer’s mother.

When the soprano dropped by WQXR, she demonstrated how she embraces programmatic freedom by closing with “Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man.”

Phan did a great job handling the Dowland and Purcell … but then his set took a cool 20th-century turn.

Armed with nothing but a garden hose and Beethoven’s “Appassionata” sonata blasting through his headphones, Bill Roth battled the Camp Fire for 10 hours.

We’ll be playing our most seasonally appropriate music all day on Thanksgiving. Can’t join us? No need to worry — here are selections that will replicate the experience wherever you are.

During a ceremony to mark the centennial of World War I’s end, Yo-Yo Ma performed part of a Bach Cello Suite in remembrance.

Yes, you read that correctly. Not much to explain here.

YouTuber DoodleChaos has returned with another Line Rider track — this one synchronized to parts of the first movement of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony.

Randomized gifs paired with Philip Glass’s Koyaanisqatsi score create a whole new experience.