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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NYPO listings for August 2025 -
Complete listings for July 2025 -
Russian conductor, brilliant violist and arranger Rudolf Barshai, who died at age 86 in 2010, made his reputation in the west as a conductor who worked closely with and was a friend of Dmitri Shostakovich. -
When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d: Requiem for Those We Love Walt Whitman wrote the poetry and Paul Hindemith turned it into a requiem for those we love -
The NYPO in April kicks off with symphonies by Beethoven and Bruckner, Sundays at 3pm -
Celebrate the work of Black creators and explore how the arts and cultures of contemporary Africa and the African diaspora have profoundly influenced modern arts movements. -
Composer Julia Wolfe's latest composition, Fire in My Mouth, looks at American labor history, and one of the most tragic and deadly workplace disasters in American history (2/2), and then Handel's Royal Fireworks Music (2/9) -
Often referred to as the composer whose music best illuminates the American spirit and sound, Aaron Copland's opera The Tender Land takes place on the prairie during the Depression. Despite the fact that life was hard, Copland's beautiful work brings a wonderful optimism. -
The NYPO presents Messiah on Sun 12/15, and a winter holiday celebration on 12/29 @ 3:00pm -
Tao and van Zweden have worked together on several programs over the years and have developed a meaningful collaborative relationship; in a recent Playbill feature, Tao remarked, “When I think of Jaap, I’m struck by his understanding and love for tradition mixed with his instinctive openness to the current and the unfamiliar.”
