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The Joy of Teaching and Performance with Violinist…

This week, we sat down with Elizabeth Chang ‘85, a violinist, performer, educator, and arts administrator. Chang is currently a professor of violin at University of Massachusetts Amherst, a member of the violin and viola faculties at the Pre-College Division of the Julliard School, and Artistic Director of Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival. We chat with Chang about her time at Harvard, her teaching philosophy, and some exciting news for this year.

Classical Music

Chris Thile on Religion, Musicianhood, and Radio…

Chris Thile talks with WHRB about Laysongs before his return to Harvard’s Sanders Theater on February 3, 2023.

The Blues Hangover

Chris Thile: Mandolin God

Chris Thile shines at Sanders Theater in his Celebrity Series of Boston solo performance.

Classical Music

Soprano and Harvard Alum Liv Redpath on Singing in…

Last week, WHRB spoke to Liv Redpath '14 ahead of her upcoming performances in Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 with the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra.

Classical Music

Powerful Music in a Place of Possibility: A…

WHRB spoke to Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra (BPYO) conductor Benjamin Zander about the BPYO's upcoming tour to South Africa.

Classical Music

Thomas Juhasz '26 on BPYO's June 2023…

WHRB recently interviewed Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra oboist Thomas Juhasz ’26 about BPYO’s upcoming tour to South Africa in June

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Classical Music

Stewart Goodyear Brings Trinidadian Callaloo…

In this conversation with Stewart Goodyear ahead of his performance with Chineke! Orchestra at Jordan Hall, we learn more about him, his musical inspirations, and callaloo.

Classical Music

Benjamin Zander Sees Beethoven's Ninth in a…

Now, in his 50th year of conducting, Zander is reinterpreting the piece by having a flexible approach to Beethoven’s tempo markings while still using them as a guide, thus combining two opposite opinions in the heated debate concerning the composer’s tempo markings.

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