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Listener supported Classical New York. 🎶 🏙️🎶

Tune in at 105.9 FM, WQXR.org, on our mobile app, or ask your smart speaker to "Play WQXR" ✨

The nation's first commercial classical radio station began in 1936 when W2XR owner and founder John Hogan joined with advertising executive Elliott Sanger to create the Interstate Broadcasting Company. The company's chief asset was W2XR. In December 1936, W2XR's call letters were changed to WQXR. The FM station signed on in 1939 and both were sold to The New York Times Company in 1944. The Times

Company completed the sale of the AM station to Radio Disney in 2007. The sale of WQXR-FM to WNYC was approved by the FCC on September 8, 2009 in a multipart deal including Univision; it closed on October 8, 2009.

31/10/2025

Trick or treat! 🍬 Halloween music will be scattered throughout the daytime today on WQXR. Then, from 5pm-9pm this evening, we'll be haunting the airwaves with non-stop spooky sonatas, wicked waltzes, and creepy concertos. Here are just a few of the highlights you can expect! 🎃

Find out more here: https://wqxr.visitlink.me/-Vt3j4

30/10/2025

Get ready for Halloween tomorrow with your favorite spooky music 🧛 Here's Bridget Kibbey performing Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D Minor on a harp at the Greene Space in 2018. Find the full performance here: https://wqxr.visitlink.me/4_Dfgh

26/10/2025

Much like you hear our music, we heard your support for WQXR loud and clear during this year's Fall Membership Drive. Thank you so much for giving to the station and allowing us to meet our goal! We wouldn’t be here without the support of our members. The word is out: you really can't defund beauty. 💙🎶

If you didn’t have the chance to give, it’s not too late. You can always donate on our website!

24/10/2025

Last night's Carnegie Hall Live with the Estonian Festival Orchestra is now available for on-demand listening! The concert, a birthday tribute to Arvo Pärt, was described by the New York Times as "a celebration worthy of the composer it honored." Check out the amazing performance of Pärt's works like 𝘛𝘢𝘣𝘶𝘭𝘢 𝘙𝘢𝘴𝘢, 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘴, 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘔𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘉𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯, and more: https://wqxr.visitlink.me/9b2lTl

23/10/2025

There's a lot that goes into our membership drives, but your support is what makes the magic happen. We're so grateful to everyone who has already donated during our Fall Membership Drive💙

If you haven't pledged your support yet, today's your last day to help us meet our goal for this drive. Today's exclusive thank-you gifts include oh-so-many different sizes of WQXR tote bags, including a tiny keychain version of one!

Head to the link in our bio to learn more about donating and make your contribution today.

22/10/2025

Tomorrow's installment of Carnegie Hall Live features the Estonian Festival Orchestra's highly anticipated North American debut for the global celebration of Arvo Pärt's 90th birthday! Led by Artistic Director Paavo Järvi, they’re joined by the Grammy Award–winning Pärt specialists of the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir and soloists Midori, Hans Christian Aavik, and composer-pianist Nico Muhly.

Tune in at 8pm tomorrow to join hosts Jeff Spurgeon and John Schaefer for a very special performance. Learn more at https://wqxr.visitlink.me/dGzopr

17/10/2025

Are they not adorable? (yes, we mean the teenie weenie tote bag key ring AND our hosts, Jeff & Sonja). 😍

By giving just $5 a month, we’ll thank you with our new mini tote on this Five Dollar Friday. Carry your keys and show you’re a fan of WQXR when you do!

Donate 👉 wqxr.org/join
or ☎️ 888-813-1059

07/10/2025

Preparations are underway, and we’re so excited to bring you tonight’s Opening Night Gala broadcast from Carnegie Hall!

Tune in at 7 PM and let hosts Jeff Spurgeon and John Schaefer guide you through a spectacular performance featuring the NYO-USA All-Stars, led by conductor Daniel Harding and joined by superstar pianist Yuja Wang.

No matter where you’re tuning in from, we’ll bring the magic to you!

https://wqxr.visitlink.me/4Dmj0W

19/09/2025

🩰 Next week, we’re excited to launch 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐎𝐧-𝐀𝐢𝐫, a weeklong series supported by BAM and created in collaboration with New York City Ballet, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Mark Morris Dance Group, Dance Theatre of Harlem, and Limon Dance Company!

🎧 Tune in every weekday at 9am and 7pm to hear artists and leaders from each company discuss a work in their repertoire, paired with the music that inspired it.

🎟️ After the 9am airing, stick around for 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬⁣ from our partner companies.

👉 Learn more here: https://bit.ly/4nCNLHO

(📷 credit clockwise from top: Whitney Browne / Erin Baiano / Danica Paulos / Walter Strate / Nir Arieli)

15/09/2025

✨ “These are a few of our favorite things…”
In honor of the 60th Anniversary of 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤, enjoy this beautiful medley from Young People’s Chorus of New York City!🌟

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