President of the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra Caleb Shi ‘23 shares more about his musical background — from violin to theatre to conducting — and his vision for a spectacular 2022-23 Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra season ahead.
Avi Avital on playing the mandolin, the history of mandolin and classical music, historically informed performance practice, commissions, and more,
Stepping into National Sawdust in Brooklyn feels somewhere in between stepping into an alien spaceship and a 1970s vision of a futuristic nightclub. The truth is it might as well be both. Read on for WHRB Classical Producer Pablo Rasmussen's review of Square Peg Round Hole's performance at National Sawdust on November 8th.
This July 4th, join WHRB Classical for our annual July 4th broadcast from 1-10pm. These nine hours have been carefully curated by Mather Pfeiffenberger, Harvard Class of 1979 and former WHRB DJ. Here, Mather talks about this year’s July 4th program, how his interest in American classical music began, and how this broadcast became a tradition nineteen years ago.
Aaron Fogelson, former president of WHRB, writes a tribute to David Elliott, a monumental force behind WHRB's success over the last 58 years. Elliott joined WHRB as an undergraduate in 1960 and became a beloved presence at the station ever since. Aaron Fogelson will also be broadcasting a live seven hour tribute to David Elliott on May 18th, 2019, from 1-8pm.
We spoke to Laurence Lesser, class of 1961 Harvard alum, winner of the 1966 International Tchaikovsky Cello Competition, and former president of the New England Conservatory from 1983 to 1996. Tune in to 95.3 FM to hear Laurence Lesser’s full interview on Sunday, October 7th at 3pm, or read on for some excerpts!