.
@dannyelfman
shares invaluable insight into his compositional process, influences, and what motivates him as an artist, ahead of his world premiere with
@orpheusnyc
next week, commissioned by
@librarycongress
.
Today is the last day of our special feature of piano superstar,
@janlisiecki
and he sends us his greetings! Make sure to tune in today to hear him on-air, and be sure to catch in perform live in-person with
@NatSymphonyDC
tonight at 8!
🎶
🎥
@Dorn_Music
You can hear
@janlisiecki
perform 3 piano concertos today - Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 at 10:25AM, Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 at 5:46PM, and end the day to hear him LIVE with
@NatSymphonyDC
performing Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1!
👇
🎥
@Dorn_Music
It's all about horn superstar
@sarahwillis
on the newest episode of
#ClassicalBreakdown
! John Banther gets to chat with Sarah about her new solo album "Mozart y Mambo: Cuban Dances." See for yourself why John is so excited about this album!
@alpha_classics
Get into the mind of one of the world's most sought-after conductors -
@NosedaG
, Music Director of
@NatSymphonyDC
, on the latest
#ClassicalBreakdown
. He discusses his early musical experiences, perspectives on conducting, and more!
📷 Yassine El Mansouri
In solidarity with the people of Ukraine,
#ClassicalSunrise
features the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine at every sunrise this week. Start your day with these rousing performances as we support and shine a spotlight on the musicians of Ukraine.
Never underestimate the power of music to uplift and rebuild from ashes.
#ChoralShowcase
presents the premiere recording of Britten's War Requiem with Britten conducting, composed for the consecration of the Coventry Cathedral destroyed in WWII. Join us Sunday night at 9PM ET.
John Banther,
@paavo_jarvi
, and
@NatSymphonyDC
are eager to bring you
#Tchaikovsky
's fateful 5th Symphony this weekend! Before you hear this not-to-be missed performance, check out the recent episode of Classical Breakdown on this masterpiece.
.
@janlisiecki
sends us his greetings on his day off from his performances with
@NatSymphonyDC
! We think he makes a great docent for
@ngadc
. 😉 Enjoy Jan's Chopin performances on-air today! Perhaps you'll discover something new like Jan's new discovery in
#vangogh
!
🎥
@Dorn_Music
Tonight at 9,
#FrontRowWashington
presents the National Orchestral Institute performing Mighty River by
@ErrollynWallen
. In this touching and magnificent work, Wallen explores the history of the slave trade in Britain, with spirituals and gospel music at its core.
#ChoralShowcase
honors the 400th anniversary of William Byrd, one of the most influential and inventive artists of the Renaissance. We enjoy new albums of Byrd’s music released during this anniversary year by The Gesualdo Six,
@kingssingers
, and
@FretworkViols
.
September is here! 🍂 Anyone else excited for this cozy season, filled with sweater weather, warm drinks, and great music? Share with us your favorite classical piece to get into the fall mood! 🍁🎻
We finally had an upset in the top 3 with Vivaldi's Four Seasons as the winner! We can thank a local class for this exciting upset who ran their own campaign to have the Four Seasons beat the usual winners. We hope this inspires an even more exciting
#ClassicalCountdown
in 2023!
Our voters have turned Beethoven’s frown upside down - his Symphony No. 9 reclaimed its
#1
spot! The voters also welcomed an exciting new runner up - Holst’s The Planets! It’s been another exciting Classical Countdown. We’re already looking forward to next year’s Countdown!!
Bring a glorious Viennese summer evening to your Friday night with
@wetatvfm
PBS!
@Vienna_Phil
and
@nezetseguin
join you with an all-French program. Friday night at 9PM ET! 🎶✨
Join us for a night of music at Vienna’s Schönbrunn Palace Gardens!
"Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2023" premieres Friday, August 25 at 9/8c on PBS.
#GreatPerformancesPBS
All the excitement with
@NosedaG
and
@NatSymphonyDC
is coming to you this Wednesday at 11AM ET! We present the NSO Season Opening Gala Concert, bringing you all glamorous music and personalities.
📷 Scott Suchman/National Symphony Orchestra
Need a little groove to get you through this Wednesday?
Tune in at 4:28PM ET to hear the first movement of Cuban Dances from
@sarahwillis
' new album, Mozart y Mambo: Cuban Dances! More from this album all week!💃
Learn more about the album 👇
Nicole Lacroix meets her Cinderella moment with John Banther tonight at
@kencen
and
@NatSymphonyDC
! They will be bringing you all the glitz and glamour, and of course the dazzling music. Stay tuned!
Attention all night owls🦉- you don't have to spend the favorite time of your day alone or in silence! Every night from midnight until 6 am, Bill Bukowski is here to keep you company with the best music and keep your nights lit! 🔥🎶
Happy New Year from all of us at WETA Classical! We wish you a joyous new year and may it be filled with beautiful music! And we make sure your 2023 starts off with beautiful music with the broadcast of the New Year's Concert from Vienna with Maestro Franz Welser-Möst at 7PM ET!
A fascinating conversation between our host Nicole Lacroix and Grammy-winning composer
@mackeysteven
. Get to know Steven Mackey and his incredible thought process, and hear his work, Mnemosyne’s Pool, live with
@NatSymphonyDC
this week at
@kencen
.
On
#OperaMatinee
today at 1PM, explore a quartet of French Baroque operas, showcasing two operas by Charpentier – Les Plaisirs de Versailles and Les Arts Florissants – along with Lalande’s Les Fontaines de Versailles and Le Concert d’Esculape.
@bostonearly
performs.
A genius pairing of Beethoven symphonies & works by American composers is in store from
@NatSymphonyDC
&
@NosedaG
with their Beethoven and American Masters Festival. Tonight's
#NSOShowcase
gives you a preview of the masterfully crafted, upcoming festival.
Happy Thanksgiving! We are thankful for our listeners. We are also thankful music brings us together as a family of music lovers, from the great composers of the past & present, the performers who share their talents, and the listeners who support one of the greatest art forms.
It's finally here - voting time for our annual listeners' choice competition which lets YOU decide the most popular classical works. Last year was an exciting race with the surprise win by The Four Seasons. The power truly is in your hands. Go to and vote!
Maestro Noseda conducts American treasures on this month's
#NSOShowcase
streaming on-demand now!
@NosedaG
and
@NatSymphonyDC
perform American masterpieces throughout the 20th century, from Gershwin's American in Paris to Jennifer Higdon's Blue Cathedral.
Need a mood boost at the end of the workday this Monday? A Grammy-winning performance for this year's Best Orchestral Performance will do the trick! Tune in at 5:55PM ET for the Finale from Florence Price's Symphony No. 1 with
@philorch
&
@nezetseguin
!
🎧
We are deeply saddened by the loss of boundary-breaking composer and lyricist, Stephen Sondheim. We celebrate his life and legacy, reinventing the American musical. Rest in peace, Mr. Sondheim. Your words and melodies will sing in our hearts.
Stephen Sondheim, the Tony Award-winning composer and lyricist behind some of the most celebrated Broadway musicals, has died.
In a 2010 NewsHour interview, Sondheim discussed the art of writing music, lyrics and rhymes that stand the test of time.
There is a lot you may not know about the origins of
#Dvorak
’s Symphony No. 9, "From the New World”.
Our
#ClassicalBreakdown
podcast gets into the details with examples from the latest recording from
@NatSymphonyDC
and
@NosedaG
:
Today we celebrate the birthday of the larger-than-life composer, Ludwig van
#Beethoven
! Tune in throughout the day to hear his masterpieces, big and small. Happy Birthday, Ludwig! 🥳
Listen here 👇
We are 🌟THRILLED🌟 to introduce to you conductor and human-being extraordinaire,
@DaliaStasevska
, a Finnish-Ukrainian conductor who is making her Washington debut with
@natsymphonydc
this week. Follow us the next couple of days to learn more about her and her incredible work!
There is no greater New Year's tradition than the New Year's Concert with the Vienna Philharmonic! This year, legendary conductor Daniel Barenboim takes the podium to waltz us into 2022. Pour a glass of champagne and join us tonight at 8PM! 🥂 🍾
Another beautiful day in the DMV today. Feel the warmth and be transported to the Spanish port city of Cádiz with Albéniz' Suite Española No. 1, Op. 47: Cádiz and guitarist David Russell at 5:55PM ET.
Listen here:
An epic
#ChoralShowcase
awaits tonight at 9.
@NosedaG
leads the
@londonsymphony
, Chorus, and soloists in a powerful performance of Giuseppe Verdi's Requiem Mass. A dramatic and deeply felt memorial for his friend, the writer Alessandro Manzoni, it is truly a Requiem for the ages.
Stress weighing you down? We're here to whisk you away, anywhere you are! Tune in, stream online at , use our app, or tell your smart speaker to play Classical WETA!
Spring comes to life with Ravel's Daphnis and Chloe Suite No. 2 today at 7:58PM!
@rdamphil
performs with
@nezetseguin
. 🌷🌼🌺
🎨 From "The Pastorals of Daphnis and Chloe" by Chagall
"
@NosedaG
's decision to juxtapose this work with 2 of Beethoven’s most ebullient orchestral compositions is a fascinating choice. Arguably a thread that runs through...is the struggle for human freedom & dignity in the face of...oppression."
@natsymphonydc
Sleepers awake! March is here and WETA VivaLaVoce is celebrating Bach's Birthday all month long with the return of Bach CantataFest! Throughout March we will broadcast all of the more than 200 surviving cantatas by Bach. Cantatas air every other hour between 7am and 7pm each day.
We're excited to be a media partner on "Beethoven and Bologne" with
@NatSymphonyDC
at
@Wolf_Trap
! Come hear Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7, Bologne’s Violin Concerto No. 2 with
@FrancescaDego
, and a moving piece by
@SimonCarlos1
.
More info:
Join us tomorrow at 11am for a special presentation of the
@NSOtweets
Season Opening Concert, featuring conductor
@NosedaG
, superstar violinist
@JoshuaBellMusic
, selections from Holst's "The Planets" and much more!
#NSOShowcase
The latest
#NSOShowcase
allows us to experience the remarkable pairing of Beethoven & George Walker on-demand with a program of Beethoven's Symphony No. 1, Walker's Sinfonia No. 4, followed by Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 with
@NosedaG
and
@NatSymphonyDC
.
Tonight @ 9 on
#ChoralShowcase
we present the b-minor Mass by Bach that marked the 100th anniversary of its first performance in the US, by the country’s oldest Bach choir:
@BethlehemBach
. Greg Funfgeld leads The Bach Choir of Bethlehem with the Bach Festival Orchestra.
We're airing a special broadcast of the
@NSOtweets
Season Opening Concert, featuring conductor
@NosedaG
, superstar violinist
@JoshuaBellMusic
, selections from Holst's "The Planets" and more, starting at 11am! Join us!
#NSOShowcase
New name, still perfectly tuned with all the same great music and programs you love. We are
#WETAClassical
! Make sure to find us on Facebook, Instagram, and here on Twitter with
@WETAClassical
, and visit us at .
These are the faces behind the enthusiastic young classical music lovers from
@Oakcrestva
that changed the course of
#ClassicalCountdown
2022! Nicole Lacroix had a fantastic morning discussing passionate women in music with the students and their amazing teacher Ms. Alix Baldwin!
Voting is open for this year's 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧!! Go to to cast your votes for this year's countdown, airing November 21-24, with the big Thanksgiving night finale. These composers are counting on your votes!
We stand with Ukraine today as our playlist is filled with Ukrainian musicians. 🇺🇦 From the music of Silvestrov, performances by NSO of Ukraine,
@SolomiyaIvakhiv
, & others, to the live broadcast of
@metopera
's concert for Ukraine, we lift up the people and musicians of Ukraine.
Hear our latest
#NSOShowcase
broadcast - which features
@nsotweets
performing the Prelude and Liebestod from Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde, conducted by Maestro
@NosedaG
. It's available online for the rest of the month:
It's strings galore on
#CenterStagefromWolfTrap
! The
@escherquartet
& guitarist
@JasonVieaux
join forces for a delightful program, from Spanish music for solo guitar, music for string quartet & guitar by Classical composer Boccherini, and more. Join us Saturday at 9PM ET!
Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at WETA Classical! We are grateful for all of our listeners and thankful we're able to share all the great music for every moment of the day.
Need an uplifting soundtrack for last minute holiday preparations? Look no further than Handel's Messiah on
#NSOShowcase
! A performance of this holiday classic with
@NatSymphonyDC
and Baroque-specialist Jeannette Sorrell is streaming on-demand!
👇
Let's all wish Bach a very happy birthday! Tune into WETA Classical throughout the day to enjoy his beloved instrumental works. For choral lovers, tune into WETA VivaLaVoce to enjoy his large choral works including his Mass in B minor and St. Matthew Passion.
Do you love music from the 17's on WETA Classical? Participate to keep the music going on our last day of the Participate Campaign! Help us to meet our goal of 400 pledges by today by visiting .
Tonight @ 9,
#NSOShowcase
highlights the powerful brass of the
@NatSymphonyDC
. Works include Strauss Horn Concerto No. 1 with NSO Principal Horn Abel Pereira, and Bruckner's Symphony No. 7. Prepare to be blown away by the glorious sounds of the NSO brass.
Can you "Handel" the truth about Handel's Messiah? Find out the epic story of swords, hidden meaning, and theft on the latest
#ClassicalBreakdown
upload on YouTube!
📽️
Is there a better summer evening than Dvořák & Tchaikovsky under the stars? Spend your Friday night at
@Wolf_Trap
with
@NatSymphonyDC
and
@GilShaham
under the direction of
@LidiyaConductor
. Friday @ 8PM. Also appearing, our very own, Nicole Lacroix!
✨🎶🎻
This weekend, Classical WETA commemorates the 20th anniversary of 9/11. We will be devoting three days with music for solace and reflection. Please join us as
#WeRemember911
.
Taps, arranged by Jari Villanueva, performed by
@theusarmyband
Trumpet Ensemble
We invite you to join us for Ukraine Day on WETA Classical on Monday, March 14. Throughout the day, we showcase music by Ukrainian composers and the Ukrainian national anthem. And be sure to join us at 8PM for the broadcast of
@metopera
's
#ConcertforUkraine
. 🇺🇦
Music for Evensong on Sunday evening's Choral Showcase, with the Short Service by Thomas Tallis. We'll hear the Messe Basse, or "Low Mass," by Gabriel Faure, and conclude with Maurice Durufle's luminous Requiem for chorus and orchestra.
We are celebrating
#Beethoven
's 251st birthday today! In celebration, our playlist will be inundated with Beethoven favorites, including all the symphonies, concertos, his piano sonatas and other beloved chamber music. Join us for this musical extravaganza birthday bash!
We're thrilled to be a media sponsor for this concert not to be missed! One of the most beloved and celebrated singers of our time,
@ReneeFleming
is back at
@Wolf_Trap
for the first time in 15 years, joining
@NatSymphonyDC
. Tonight at 8PM!
#wolftrap
👇
There are signs of Spring everywhere you look! Feel the renewing joy of Spring with the last movement of Robert Schumann's Spring Symphony at 6:16PM ET! Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique and Sir John Eliot Gardiner bring us an electrifying performance for our commute home.
Happy
#InternationalCelloDay
! In honor of one of the most beloved instruments by composers, musicians, and listeners alike, join us for Haydn's Cello Concerto No. 1 with Christine Walevska,
@ECOrchestra
, and Edo de Waart today at 1:33PM!
Your chance to hear
@NatSymphonyDC
from the best seat of your house returns tonight!
#NSOShowcase
returns tonight at 9PM ET for a new season with music celebrating America, under the direction of
@NosedaG
.
🎶
.
@HeleneGrimaud
rehearsing Ravel w/
@NatSymphonyDC
! Hear & see her live this Thursday & Saturday at
@kencen
. Meanwhile enjoy her beautiful performance of Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 at 12PM with us to bring joy to this rainy day! Her Mozart & Rachmaninoff coming up later today.
For all those who had solid bets on Beethoven's 9th or Dvořák's 9th as No. 1 on
#ClassicalCountdown
this year...find out the heartwarming story behind a local class's campaign from
@Oakcrestva
that put Vivaldi at No. 1 from the teacher herself!
All of us at Classical WETA wish you a happy, healthy, and joyous new year! We are so grateful for all of you who joined us this year to share the beauty of music together, for your continuing support, and for your friendship. Here's to 2022 - may it be filled with music & joy!
Imagine life without Mozart! 😱 Support WETA Classical during our Spring Pledge Drive and ensure that we do not have to live in a desolate world without Mozart. You can choose a one-year digital subscription to The New Yorker as a Thank You gift.
🎨 Mick Stevens/The New Yorker
An exciting
@KarenLeFrak
world premiere at
@NatSymphonyDC
's free Labor Day Concert this Sunday on the West Lawn of the U.S Capitol with
@SharonIsbin
! Hear from the powerhouse women in an interview with Nicole Lacroix.
We're thrilled to be a media sponsor for
@NatPhilharmonic
's season opening concert on OCtober 16 at
@strathmore
! With
@GilShaham
, Ives, Beethoven, and a world premiere on the program, this is a musical celebration not to be missed!
Celebrate the opening of
#NatPhil
's 2021-22 season with An Evening with Violinist
@GilShaham
on October 16 at 8 PM! Featuring a world premiere performance by soprano Danielle Talamantes.
Find tickets and more info here:
We are SO excited to announce
@ShekuKM
will be taking over our Instagram tomorrow, Friday, October 21! He is in town performing the Elgar w/
@thecbso
at
@strathmore
, presented by
@WashPerformArts
. Make sure to check out our Insta throughout the day to follow what he's up to! 🤩
Behind the painted portraits and sublime music, it's easy to forget that the composers we love were every-day people, just like us! Thanks to artist Hidreley Diao, we can reimagine the likes of Beethoven and Bach as one of us in the 21st century!
📷Hidreley Diao
Give a ❤️ if you've been enjoying the nightly ShakespeareFest special with James Jacobs! On the penultimate night of our Shakespeare celebration, James explores the words of Shakespeare coming alive through song with music by Beach, Brahms, and Schubert.
We celebrate
#Bach
's 337th birthday today with a Bach Birthday Bash! Tune in to hear a work by the master himself every hour. Still not enough Bach? Head on over to WETA VivaLaVoce to hear his large choral works, including his passions, oratorios, and Mass in B minor today!