Julia Figueras
Music Director and Midday hostA Strong Memorial baby and Greece Arcadia grad, Julia Figueras is the Music Director and mid-day host for WXXI-FM. She is also the producer and host for the award-winning monthly interview/performance show, Backstage Pass.
Figueras began her radio life in 1980 at WICN in Worcester, MA, and has been playing formats ranging from classical to rock to jazz, with a dash of talk in Boston, MA as well as at stations in Concord and Portsmouth, NH. She received her bachelor's degree in theater, cum laude, from Brandeis University.
The mother of two daughters, she has a passion for the Boston Red Sox and New York Times crossword puzzles, loves Dvořák, Radiohead, Springsteen, and Brahms, and enjoys reading mysteries and histories. She is also a member of a trivia team that competes in weekly quizzes throughout Rochester. Currently, Figueras sits on the Board of Directors for the Penfield Symphony Orchestra with her husband, Peter Iglinski, and holds an honorary seat on the Amadeus Children's Chorale board. Previously, she spent 10 years on the Board of the Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra.
Figueras also writes the WXXI Classical Music e-Newsletter. Sign up here!
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A warm stroll through a frigid world -
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Two masterpieces are finally given their due
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A guest conductor debuts and a fan favorite returns
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America’s favorite soprano takes a bow
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A celebration of Black History Month, rooted in Rochester
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A winning format gets an encore
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Two new RPO Principals and two centuries of music
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Echoes of music that already exists
