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The New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Sundays, 3 to 5 pm on WXXO-FM 91.5, WXXY 90.3, WXXO-FM/HD1 and online at wxxiclassical.org
Founded in 1842 by a group of local musicians led by American-born Ureli Corelli Hill, the New York Philharmonic is by far the oldest symphony orchestra in the United States, and one of the oldest in the world. The New York Philharmonic, a longtime media pioneer, began radio broadcasts in 1922, and is currently represented by The New York Philharmonic This Week — syndicated nationally 52 weeks per year?.
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Many great conductors have lead the New York Philharmonic, but this month we'll hear a performance when Stravinsky conducted his own music with the New York Philharmonic.
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Alan Gilbert leads the New York Philharmonic a program of favorite works by Brahms and Beethoven.
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Is an Overture defined by the kind of music it contains or simply where it appears in a concert? The answer can change throughout history.
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Watch a video as composer Sebastian Currier talks about his Rock Band past, and how it influenced his classical compositions.
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Leslie B. Dunner conducts a world premiere, a symphony and an oratorio, by Black composers Courtney Bryan, William Grant Still and Adolphus Hailstork.
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There's also Messiah on 12/24, and a Winter Holiday playlist on 12/31
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Music by Mendelssohn, Ives, Schoenberg, Stravinsky, Berlioz and Mahler to enchant and frighten.