Metropolitan Opera – Zandonai’s Francesca ... Classical 90.5 Blog Eva-Maria Westbroek and Marcello Giordani star as the tragic lovers in Riccardo Zandonai’s melodic gem Francesca da Rimini, which is back on the Met stage for the first time in more than 25 years. Marco Armiliato conducts Piero Faggioni’s classic production. 3 months ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

Louisville Orchestra Broadcast Classical 90.5 Blog This Saturday at 6pm, listen to the most recent Louisville Orchestra concert, recorded on February 12st and 22nd. Jorge Mester conducts Peter Schickele‘s Concerto for Chamber Orchestra and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7, and Christopher Taylor joins on Franz Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 1. 3 months ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

Golijov’s La Pasión Classical 90.5 Blog Get to know Osvaldo Golijov’s La Pasión según San Marcos, the next Carnegie Hall Live broadcast, Sunday at 3pm. The Grammy-award winning composer sets the Passion story in the streets of Latin America. 3 months ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

Carnegie Hall Live – La Pasión según San M... Classical 90.5 Blog Composed as one of four new Passion settings to commemorate the 250th birth year of J.S. Bach, Osvaldo Golijov chose the story according to St. Mark. Set in a contemporary style, Golijov makes use of Latin American music, am Afro-Cuban dancer, choirs, soloists and more. Experience the music live from Carnegie Hall, March 10th at [...] 3 months ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

Featured Album: Janina Fialkowska & Chambe... Classical 90.5 Blog It’s a wonderful surprise to hear two Mozart piano concertos played in a chamber version with piano and string quintet on this new album from Janina Fialkowska and the Chamber Players of Canada. Along with the Serenade known as “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik” and the Variations on “Ah, vous dirai-je, Maman,” we’ll listen to it this [...] 3 months ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

Macauley Chamber Music Competition Winners Classical 90.5 Blog Our next Lunchtime Classics features winners from the Macauley Chamber Music Competition, held last week at the University of Louisville. Find out how to reserve a lunch and seat by calling (502) 814-6565. 3 months ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

Ensemble Matheus Classical 90.5 Blog This Wednesday’s Carnegie Hall Live presents Ensemble Matheus, performing three Baroque (and rival!) composers: Antonio Vivaldi, George Frederic Handel and the lesser known Nicola Antonio Porpora. Performers Ensemble Matheus Jean-Christophe Spinosi, Director and Violin Veronica Cangemi, Soprano Laurence Paugam, Violin Claire-Lise Démettre, Cello Jérôme Pernoo, Cello Program HANDEL Overture to Serse HANDEL “Frondi tenere” from [...] 3 months ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

Carnegie Hall Live – Ensemble Matheus Classical 90.5 Blog The Washington Post calls them “aggressive, vibrant, and focused to an absolutely electrifying pitch.” Ensemble Matheus performs on the next Carnegie Hall Live, Wednesday March 6th at 8pm. Join the live chat, and the conversation on Twitter. 3 months ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

Van Cliburn in Moscow Classical 90.5 Blog Pianist Van Cliburn has passed away at the age of 78. In 1958 he came to prominence for his win at the first Tchaikovsky International Competition. Born in Shreveport, Louisiana, he moved to Kilgore, Texas as a young child, and in the 1980s moved from New York City to Fort Worth. Here are remembrances in [...] 3 months ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

Featured Album: Emanuel Ax – Variations Classical 90.5 Blog “Nature is an endless combination and repetition of very few laws. She hums the old well-known air through innumerable variations,” writes Ralph Waldo Emerson in his Essays, Lectures and Orations. Our Featured Album is legendary pianist Emanuel Ax playing three composers’ variations: two monuments, Beethoven’s “Eroica” variations and Schumann’s Symphonic Etudes, framing Haydn’s delicate Variations [...] 3 months ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story