Aaron Cohen has a varied career centered on music, audio and media. In addition to serving as New York Public Radio’s Director of Programming Operations, he is also an award-winning radio producer and an accomplished musician.
Aaron joined New York Public Radio in 2000, and has worn several different hats within the company since then. From 2000 to 2006, he was a radio producer. During this time at NYPR, he worked on every kind of radio program imaginable, from live call-in shows and concert broadcasts, to pre-produced programs and long-form radio documentaries. A notable highlight of those years is The Ring & I, a one-hour radio documentary about Wagner’s Ring Cycle, which he co-produced with Jad Abumrad in 2004. The program won more than ten awards, including the National Headliner Grand Prize, and continues to be broadcast around the world to this day.
In 2006, Aaron joined the Programming Department, where he currently serves as the Director of Programming Operations. In this role, Aaron interacts with all the departments of New York Public Radio, and makes sure everything gets on-air as it’s supposed to throughout the day and night. Additionally, Aaron occasionally produces special projects for WQXR.
Aaron began his career as a classically trained oboist. As a professional musician, he performed with many orchestras, including a performance at the Barcelona Summer Olympics in 1992. Aaron also recorded two solo CDs. His first CD, Oboecentric, was recorded in 1994 and features late Baroque and early Classical sonatas for oboe and continuo. The second CD, Oboisms, features works by 20th Century North American composers for oboe and piano.
Aaron Cohen appears in the following:
Sunday at 7 pm: Embrace Everything: The World of Gustav Mahler | Symphony No. 1
Sunday, July 07, 2024
Dining with Richard Strauss: A Remembrance of Paul Thomason
Friday, June 09, 2023
Embrace Everything: The World of Mahler
Thursday, July 07, 2022
Listen: Embrace Everything
Tuesday, July 07, 2020
Part 3 - The Enigma of Richard Strauss
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Part 2 - Strong Women Dominate Strauss Operas
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Part 1 - Epic Tales Well Told: Strauss's Tone Poems
Monday, June 09, 2014
Music is a Holy Art: A Richard Strauss Celebration
Sunday, June 08, 2014
Music is a Holy Art: A Richard Strauss Celebration
Friday, June 06, 2014
The Operavore Field Guide to Singers
Friday, February 28, 2014
Welcome to Operavore’s Field Guide to Singers. With this handy companion at your side, you’ll soon be able to recognize even the rarest specimens by their distinctive songs and calls.
Clash of the Titans: An Exploration of Verdi & Wagner
Friday, October 04, 2013
Tonight at 9 pm, tune in for a special broadcast of this one-hour program exploring the differences between this year's big anniversary composers: Wagner and his contemporary Verdi.
Clash of the Titans: An Exploration of Verdi & Wagner
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
'The Iceberg' Opera Drifts into Newark
Monday, April 01, 2013
On Sunday evening at the Park & Bark Arts Center in Newark, NJ I heard a performance of what is, without question, the most unusual opera I’ve ever heard.
Passion Pointers: Five Tips for Getting to Know Bach's St. John Passion
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Mahler's Second: The Story within the Symphony
Friday, February 17, 2012
We place Mahler's program notes against the music to see if we can gain a greater understanding of the ideas in the composer's mind as he wrote the work.
Ten Favorite Pieces for Oboe
Sunday, November 14, 2010
New York Public Radio's resident oboist picks his favorite works for the instrument.
How the Oboist's Art is Like a Bad Marriage
Sunday, November 14, 2010
There are many conversations that go on between an instrumentalist and their instrument. For the oboist and the oboe, a good face in public masks constant bickering and drama behind the scenes.
