Classical Archive

An interview with Leah Hollingsworth, Artistic Director of the 5 Boroughs Music Festival, about the upcoming concert series, "Finding an American Voice," presented across the city from May 7th–18th, 2026. In partnership with the Orchestra of St. Luke's, the free series honors the friendship between the renowned Czech composer Antonín Dvorák and the African American baritone and composer Harry T. Burleigh, as part of Carnegie Hall's "United in Sound: America at 250" festival.

Host Ale Díaz-Pizarro speaks to Mexican-born, New York-based composer Jorge Sosa about his upcoming opera with White Snake Projects, MONKEY, his work and trajectory, and the place of violence in opera.

Interview with renowned American conductor Gil Rose and host Ale Díaz-Pizarro, originally broadcast during Saturday Night at the Opera on 7/22/23. Re-broadcast 7/26/23 as part of an extended News & Arts segment.

Marianna Mott Newirth, President of the New York Opera Alliance, and host Ale Díaz-Pizarro discuss the future of opera, an upcoming five-borough series for NYOA, and the importance of “making room.”

Historic recordings of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach made by the great French organists of the 20^th century, including Louis Vierne, Marcel Dupré, Edouard Commette, Pierre Cochereau, Maurice Duruflé and his wife Marie-Madeleine Duruflé-Chevalier, and Odille Pierre.

Historic recordings of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach made by the great French organists of the 20^th century, including Louis Vierne, Marcel Dupré, Edouard Commette, Pierre Cochereau, Maurice Duruflé and his wife Marie-Madeleine Duruflé-Chevalier, and Odille Pierre.

Historic recordings of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach made by the great French organists of the 20^th century, including Louis Vierne, Marcel Dupré, Edouard Commette, Pierre Cochereau, Maurice Duruflé and his wife Marie-Madeleine Duruflé-Chevalier, and Odille Pierre.

Historic recordings of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach made by the great French organists of the 20^th century, including Louis Vierne, Marcel Dupré, Edouard Commette, Pierre Cochereau, Maurice Duruflé and his wife Marie-Madeleine Duruflé-Chevalier, and Odille Pierre.

Performances by Pablo Casals, who was born on December 29, 1876, and Irma Rogell, who was born on December 29, 1918. Originally aired during BachFest 2016 on 12/29/16.

Recordings of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach made in the United States of America between January 1, 1950, and December 31, 1959.

Teri Noel Towe, WKCR BachFest 2015. The 4 Ouvertures, BWV 1066 - BWV 1069, and all of the alternate versions and reuses thereof. December 25, 2015.

Teri Noel Towe, WKCR BachFest 2015. The 4 Ouvertures, BWV 1066 - BWV 1069, and all of the alternate versions and reuses thereof. December 25, 2015.

Teri Noel Towe, WKCR BachFest 2015. The 4 Ouvertures, BWV 1066 - BWV 1069, and all of the alternate versions and reuses thereof. December 25, 2015.

Teri Noel Towe, WKCR BachFest 2015. The 4 Ouvertures, BWV 1066 - BWV 1069, and all of the alternate versions and reuses thereof. December 25, 2015.

Teri Noel Towe, WKCR BachFest 2015. The 4 Ouvertures, BWV 1066 - BWV 1069, and all of the alternate versions and reuses thereof. December 25, 2015.

Teri Noel Towe, WKCR BachFest 2015. The 4 Ouvertures, BWV 1066 - BWV 1069, and all of the alternate versions and reuses thereof. December 25, 2015.

Teri Noel Towe, WKCR BachFest 2015. The 4 Ouvertures, BWV 1066 - BWV 1069, and all of the alternate versions and reuses thereof. December 25, 2015.

Teri Noel Towe, WKCR BachFest 2015. The 4 Ouvertures, BWV 1066 - BWV 1069, and all of the alternate versions and reuses thereof. December 25, 2015.

Teri Noel Towe, WKCR BachFest 2015. The 4 Ouvertures, BWV 1066 - BWV 1069, and all of the alternate versions and reuses thereof. December 25, 2015.

Teri Noel Towe, WKCR BachFest 2015. The 6 'Brandenburg' Concertos, BWV 1046 - BWV 1051, and all of the alternate versions and reuses thereof. December 24, 2015.

Teri Noel Towe, WKCR BachFest 2015. The 6 'Brandenburg' Concertos, BWV 1046 - BWV 1051, and all of the alternate versions and reuses thereof. December 24, 2015.

Teri Noel Towe, WKCR BachFest 2015. The 6 'Brandenburg' Concertos, BWV 1046 - BWV 1051, and all of the alternate versions and reuses thereof. December 24, 2015.

Teri Noel Towe, WKCR BachFest 2015. The 6 'Brandenburg' Concertos, BWV 1046 - BWV 1051, and all of the alternate versions and reuses thereof. December 24, 2015.