Classical Blog

Join us for three straight days of music written exclusively by women from Friday, March 6th, to Sunday, March 8th!

The program creates opportunities for children at Charles T. Lunsford School 19 in the RCSD to benefit from the transformational power of music.

Pianist and music teacher Daryl Smith is published for the first time, in the Alfred "Solo Celebration" series for music students.

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