Ruth Phinney
WXXI Classical 91.5 Program Directorrphinney@wxxi.org
585-258-0332
Ruth began working for WXXI in 1982 as the radio division secretary after working as a music teacher in several local districts. Trained as a classical musician and voice major, she was the perfect match for working with the radio hosts on vocal presentation, and setting programming goals and initiatives to reflect the diverse community of the greater Rochester area.
Today she sets the strategic goals and programs for Classical 91.5 and works collaboratively with other classical public radio stations to shape the future of classical music radio as the field confronts evolution in delivery across multiple broadcast and digital platforms, demographic and cultural changes, and significant disruptions throughout the music industry.
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Hailed for his natural ease and compelling musicianship, conductor James Gaffigan is considered one of the most outstanding American conductors working…
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From the Berlin Music Festival, Deutsche Welle takes us next to the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival for the audience-free, live-streamed season opener…
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Of her 2019 composition Fountain of Youth, composer Julia Wolfe said, "People have searched for the fountain of youth for thousands of years. The thought…
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We'll hear from the great pianist Alicia de Larrocha in works by Frederico Mompou (Aug 2) and take a look back at her long life and hear some of her…
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Now in its 10th broadcast season, Carnegie Hall Live presents a series of exciting broadcast concerts drawing upon some of the finest live performances…
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Beethoven was notorious for marking his music with metronome timings, and the week of August 30th we'll learn the significant role those little numbers…
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This month we hear the Willis-Harrison organ in London’s celebrated pleasure-palace, Royal Albert Hall, played by Olivier Latry. Aug 22 @ 8pm.8/1…
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Hear the World Premiere of Bird of Paradise by young composer Carolina Bragg, From the Top, Aug 2021The San Franciso-based Friction Quartet exists to modernize the chamber music experience and expand the string quartet repertoire by commissioning new…
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Itzhak Perlman, Lisa Batiashvili and Anne?Sophie Mutter all perform violin concertos this month on The New York Philharmonic. We'll hear from Mendelssohn,…
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Rochester's premiere chamber music ensemble presents a new season of four concerts featuring members of the Society for Chamber Music in Rochester. The…