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The Classical Station is listener-supported Great Classical Music 24 hours a day, always with a live announcer. See what's playing: t.ly/1dJ3v

Listener-supported Great Classical Music 24 hours a day! Online at TheClassicalStation.org, via streaming app, and on 89.7 fm in Central North Carolina. WEEKDAY PROGRAMS

12AM - 5:30AM Sleeper's Awake
5:30AM - 10AM Rise N Shine
10AM - 1PM Classical Cafe
1PM - 4PM As You Like It!
4PM - 7PM Allegro
10PM - 12AM Music In The Night

*Every Monday through Wednesday
7PM - 8PM Concert Hall

*Every Monday
Monday Night at the Symphony
8PM - 10PM

*Every Thursday Night Opera House
7PM - 10PM

*Every Friday All Request Program
9AM - 10PM

SATURDAY PROGRAMS

12AM - 6AM Sleeper's Awake
6AM - 6PM Weekend Classics
6PM - 10PM Saturday Evening Request Program

SUNDAY PROGRAMS

12AM - 6AM Sleeper's Awake
6AM - 7:30AM Weekend Classics
7:30 AM - 8AM Sing For Joy
8AM - 12PM Great Sacred Music
12PM - 6PM Weekend Classics
6PM - 9PM Preview!
9PM - 10PM Wavelengths
10PM - 12AM Peaceful Reflections

01/09/2026

This week’s Classical Conundrum Theme is WOODWINDS.

Mozart composed Serenade No. 10 for Winds in B-flat major (Gran Partita). Do you know how many wind instruments are in the score?

If you know the answer, you can message us!

01/08/2026

🎼 Today in Classical Music — January 8 🎼

🎵 Born on this day (1812): Sigismond Thalberg, a 19th-century virtuoso pianist and composer whose dazzling technique made him one of the most admired pianists of his era. His brilliant salon works and showpieces were rivals to Liszt’s own dazzling style.

🎻 Also born today:
• Alfredo Piatti (1822) — Italian cellist and composer whose elegant Caprices remain a staple of cello repertoire.

• Hans von Bülow (1830) — German conductor, pianist, and musical pioneer; he championed Wagner and Liszt, and played a central role in shaping 19th-century performance practice.

🕯️ Remembering on January 8:
• Arcangelo Corelli (d. 1713) — Baroque violin master and composer whose sonatas and concerti grossi helped define the concerto form.

💬 Engage! Today’s birthdays span dazzling virtuosity (Thalberg), expressive cello writing (Piatti), and influential conducting (Bülow). Which of these musical voices would you invite to a concert tonight, and what piece would you have them perform? 🎶👇

01/08/2026

Tonight, we celebrate Friday Eve with Thursday Night Opera House and Domenico Cimarosa's classica opera buffa, Matrimonio Segreto. A wealthy merchant wants his daughters to marry noblemen, but they thwart his plans in comic style.

Join us at 7pm ET for this fun and glorious opera!
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01/08/2026

This week’s Classical Conundrum Theme is WOODWINDS.

According to archeologists what was the first woodwind instrument?

If you know the answer, you can message us!

01/07/2026

Tune into Classical Café with George Leef between 11am and noon ET today for a chance to win two tickets to see the North Carolina Opera production of Giacomo Puccini's gorgeous and tragic opera, Madama Butterfly.

More details here: t.ly/dHnTf

01/07/2026

This week’s Classical Conundrum Theme is WOODWINDS.

What woodwind instrument has never been made of wood?

If you know the answer, you can message us!

01/06/2026

Tomorrow, tune into Classical Café with George Leef for a chance to win two tickets to see the production of Giacomo Puccini's gorgeous and tragic opera, Madama Butterfly.

More details here: t.ly/dHnTf

01/06/2026

This week’s Classical Conundrum Theme is WOODWINDS.

Which woodwind instrument plays only in the tenor and bass ranges?

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01/05/2026

🎼 Today in Classical Music: January 5 🎼

🎹 Birthday: Legendary Austrian pianist and writer Alfred Brendel was born on this day in 1931. Known for his profoundly intellectual and expressive performances, especially of Beethoven, Schubert, and Liszt, Brendel helped shape how generations listen to piano repertoire.

✨ Twelfth Night / Epiphany Eve: Today marks the traditional Twelfth Night of Christmas, the final evening of the Christmas season in many European musical traditions.

🎶 For centuries, this night was celebrated with music:
• Festive choral works and hymn settings
• Courtly dances and instrumental suites
• Special performances welcoming the coming Feast of the Epiphany

🎻 Composers from Bach and Handel to Purcell wrote music intended for this moment; joyful, ceremonial, and filled with a sense of transition, as the season turns from celebration to reflection.

💡 Did you know?
William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night takes its name from this very tradition; a reminder of how deeply music, theater, and seasonal ritual have always been intertwined.

💬 Engage! Do you keep listening to Christmas music into January, or does today mark the shift to something new? Tell us what’s on your playlist 🎶👇

01/05/2026

This week’s Classical Conundrum Theme is WOODWINDS.

Can you name the two types of woodwind instruments?

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01/02/2026

This week’s Classical Conundrum Theme is: New Year’s Music

Robert Schumann wrote Album for the Young, Op. 68. It’s a compilation of songs he wrote for his children on their birthdays. The final piece is a New Year’s song. What is the name of the song?

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01/01/2026

🎼 Today in Classical Music — January 1 🎼

✨ A New Year’s Day tradition: Since 1939, the Vienna Philharmonic’s New Year’s Concert has welcomed the year with the music of the Strauss family and their contemporaries — waltzes, polkas, and marches that embody joy, elegance, and optimism. It wouldn’t be New Year’s Day without the closing ritual:

• Johann Strauss II’s Blue Danube
• Johann Strauss Sr.’s Radetzky March — complete with audience clapping along

🎶 Broadcast worldwide, this concert has become one of classical music’s most beloved annual traditions, reminding us that music has the power to unite listeners across cultures and continents. It's also a years of firsts; for the very first time, the Vienna Philharmonic will be under the direction of Maestro Yannick Nézet-Séguin in the Golden Hall of the Musikverein. Learn more at https://www.wienerphilharmoniker.at/en/newyearsconcert

💬 Engage!
Do you ring in the New Year with waltzes and polkas, or do you have a different classical piece that sets the tone for the year ahead? Share your New Year soundtrack with us 👇

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