Classical Blog

We asked our WXXI Classical music hosts to share their favorite classical holiday music and why it's their favorite. Here's what they shared. Read more about their favorites and find a complete list of holiday specials on WXXI Classical.

The day before his final broadcast after 25 years as host of Performance Today, Fred Child joined Tom Crann to reflect on a quarter-century of a program that Child describes as “a place to share music and ideas together.”

In case you missed it, on Saturday, October 11th a stellar group of musicians gathered at the request and passion of Rochester mezzo-soprano Jessica Ann Best, to "Sing for your Station" - a concert to benefit WXXI Classical.

As much as I love classical music, it's voices that I'm truly addicted to. Tell me about an upcoming performance of an opera I've never had the chance to hear live or a vocal concert within driving distance, and I'll be making travel plans before you've even finished speaking.

a library update!

Here are 10 recordings to savor, highlighting the gifts and legacy of this towering giant among twentieth-century artists, as we mark the 100th anniversary of baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau’s birth.

On performing Gustav Mahler's monumental "Resurrection" symphony with the Roberts Symphony Orchestra

In the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on April 14, 2025, our colleagues from Classical 91.5 join us to discuss the changes at the Kennedy Center and government control of the arts.

In the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 3/25/25, we sit down with Kate Sheeran, the new dean of the Eastman School of Music, to discuss her ideas for the future of the school.

In the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on March 5, 2025, we're joined by classical music students featured in a new WXXI digital-first series, "In the Key of Z: Classical".