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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This set offers a deep and welcome overview of musicians from the African diaspora. -
Paraorchestra is redefining what an orchestra should be.
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You know him. You love him. How can you say no to a 9 CD box set of Stephen Hough?
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Ten years ago, she was appointed Principal Harpist for the Vienna Philharmonic. This is her love letter to her adopted home.
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Ah, Christmas…a time of gifts, food, fellowship, and music. Here’s a simply elegant offering for your holidays.
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She sings. He plays piano. This classical power duo creates a world of grace and beauty…with a warning.
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It was just another CD package. Then we opened it and found ourselves looking at a photo of Rochester vocalist and songwriter Lydia Adelle Brown, who once interned at WXXI Classical.
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