WKAR’s Classical team is launching a new program where you get to be the host. "Community Classical" will let our listeners make their own hour-long playlist of their favorite classical pieces and ...

As the whether gets colder, staying indoors looks even more appealing than it normally does. Turn on this playlist and chill out to classical music with a wintery theme. This playlist, curated by ...

Johannes Brahms and Hungarian violinist Joseph Joachim became instant and great friends upon meeting in their early 20s in 1853. Brahms wasn't yet known but the violinist was already a celebrity (and ...

Mozart’s final public appearance performing on piano was as the soloist in the premiere of his Piano Concerto #27 in early 1791 (he passed in December 1791). It’s today’s Midday Masterpiece. Also, for ...

When it’s time to cram for that exam, you need a playlist that can help you stay motivated without distracting you. Today’s playlist helps with a selection of classical music. The playlist, created by ...

This essay originally appeared on the blog Scanning the Dial and is republished here with permission of the author. We often say that radio is one of the most intimate of all media. Classical radio, ...

Apple Music Classical is now available, though only on the iPhone at the time of writing (other platforms will be supported in due course). If you already subscribe to Apple Music, then the classical ...

Hear more great summertime hits on the air during CPR Classical's Summerfest! You can listen to CPR Classical by clicking "Listen Live" on this website. You can also hear CPR Classical at 88.1 FM in ...

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Few things are more depressing for classical music lovers than the classical recording charts. Your eye roams despairingly down the endless lists of crossover and ambient pap, looking for something ...

Lia Cirio and Boston Ballet in rehearsal of "Playlist (EP)" with William Forsythe. (Courtesy Liza Voll/Boston Ballet) At a recent rehearsal, 69-year-old choreographer William Forsythe spryly hopped ...