WHRB :: Classical Music

Review, Classical, Kevin Wang, BMOP, Album

Imagination and Retrospection in "the space of a door"

Eric Nathan's dazzling orchestral landscapes look around at our world for inspiration and surprise us with what they discover. Read More >
Interview, Classical, Kevin Wang

"You've Got to Play the Words": Harry Christophers on the St. Matthew Passion

As part of the "What Could Have Been" Orgy, H+H artistic director Harry Christophers discusses the pandemic, conducting the St. Matthew Passion, the state of period performance, and his own fascinating career. Read More >
Interview, Classical, allison pao, Kevin Wang

The "What Could Have Been" Orgy

On May 6, WHRB presented the "What Could Have Been" Orgy, a celebration of the Boston area's classical musicians and their resilience in the face of the ongoing pandemic. Here are all the interviews that were featured in the broadcast. Read More >
Classical, Ellie Taylor

Classical Music for Every Quarantine Mood

Did COVID-19 cancel your graduation? Is social distancing making you feel socially distant? We consider the emotions of quarantine and the perfect music to accompany each one. Read More >

Review, Concert, Classical, BSO, Kevin Wang

Pinchas Zukerman Leads a Puzzling Program

At Symphony Hall on Saturday evening, the violinist Pinchas Zukerman conducted the Boston Symphony Orchestra in a program of Strauss, Bruckner, Mozart, and Haydn. WHRB reviews the concert.

Black History Month

A Celebration of Black Composers

From February 10 to February 14, WHRB's Classical Music Department programmed music by black composers in honor of Black History Month. We heard William Grant Still, R. Nathaniel Dett, Florence Price, Scott Joplin,

Interview, Classical, Early Music, Jon Lehrich, William Christie

A Life in the Baroque: WHRB Interviews William…

In December 2019, WHRB presented a 75th birthday tribute to William Christie, the conductor, harpsichordist, teacher, and founder of Les Arts Florissants. Featured in the William Christie Orgy were selections from this e

emily spector, Boston Music Society, Tchaikovsky Piano Trio A Minor, Piano Trio, Menage à Trois

Boston Chamber Music Society trio on Harvard,…

Pianist Max Levinson ‘93, violinist Jennifer Frautschi ‘95, and cellist Raman Ramakrishnan ‘98 discuss their undergraduate experience as musicians at Harvard, what they learned from non-musicians, how