WQXR Staff

April Fools' Day is a chance to remind ourselves that classical music isn't all stuffed shirts and furrowed brows. Listen to WQXR throughout the day today for some rib-tickling pieces.

With thousands of Bach music performances committed to recordings, it's hard to know where to begin. Here's our list of Essential Bach Recordings.

Terrance is writing a book! So he’s called in a few friends to fill in for him while he’s out.

Ed Yim has joined the WQXR starting lineup. Here's what you need to know.

Take a musical deep dive into Mozart. Get acquainted with our picks for the 20 essential Mozart recordings.

Here are the best and funniest videos about life during the quarantine, chosen by your friends at WQXR.

The holocaust survivor, whose old violin found a new home in the South Bronx, has died of COVID-19 complications at the age of 97.

One year later, where do we stand with our commitment to program more women composers?

Classical music, as an art form, is far from dead. Here are 20 notable musicians and ensembles proving it.

WQXR's 24-hour marathon of women composers starts today, as does our initiative to increase the number of women composers we regularly play on air.

A student of the legendary Gary Graffman, who also taught Lang Lang and Yuja Wang, pianist Wei Luo has already signed to Decca Gold.

Sometimes dubbed the "next Leonard Bernstein," meet Teddy Abrams, music director of the Louisville Orchestra.

Bassist and composer Xavier Foley says he is determined to be taken seriously as a bassist on the world stage, and with talent this great, you’d be a fool to bet against him.

Violinist Anne Akiko Meyers has been busy on the international scene since she was 10 years old, and 2019 is another year filled with premieres, outreach initiatives and collaborations.

British cellist Steven Isserlis recently celebrated his 60th birthday with a slew of accolades and approaches his next decade with a renewed sense of vigor, curiosity and joy.

A 2018 Classic BRIT Awards nominee for Best Female Artist of the Year, pianist Beatrice Rana is certainly a young artist to keep on any music lover’s radar.

Baritone Davóne Tines uses his musical platform to advance some of the most uncomfortable, albeit necessary, conversations about art and race.

It’s often said that contemporary classical artists need to approach their careers with a degree of flexibility, and violinist Elena Urioste takes that literally.

Saxophonist Jess Gillam was the first-ever saxophonist to sign with Decca, and already runs her own festival.

In 2018, the teenaged Sheku Kanneh-Mason became the youngest cellist to crack the UK Top 100.