On this week's episode of The Bach Hour with @bkmccreath.bsky.social, the Academy for Ancient Music Berlin illuminates a magical fusion of works by two iconic composers. Listen here: https://bit.ly/4uyqtap

@crbclassical.bsky.social is currently playing the Boston Pops Celtic concert in tribute to Brian O'Donovan. Fantastic show if you need some pre-St. Patrick's Day fun. Listen online from anywhere.

On March 15th, a guy woke up, got dressed, and walked into the worst day of his life. In the 2,000 years since, composers have made Julius Caesar a figure of legend. https://bit.ly/4suwy5N

Sure, it's Friday the 13th... but it's also World Sleep Day! Regardless of what today throws at you, rest assured you'll be sleeping well tonight when you listen to our Dream Stream 😴

On this week's episode of The Bach Hour with @bkmccreath.bsky.social, hear Seiji Ozawa lead the @bostonsymphony.bsky.social in Hideo Saito's riveting arrangement of the Chaconne from Bach's Violin Partita No. 2. Listen here: https://bit.ly/4sqYd7G

Saturday at 8pm, nonagenarian conductor Herbert Blomstedt returns to Symphony Hall to lead the @bostonsymphony.bsky.social in an All-Brahms program, including his "Nänie," "Schicksalslied," and Fourth Symphony. Listen on-air, on our app, or online: https://bit.ly/402ikNB

Introducing... the CRB Dream Stream! Perfect for winding down and clearing your head before you drift off. Enjoy calming choral performances, soothing piano works, and velvety nocturnes, with host David O’Leary. Listen now in the CRB app.

From new sounds for old faves, to singing out of a funk, take a listen to this month's Instant Replay: https://bit.ly/4b00uzO

On this week's episode of The Bach Hour with @bkmccreath.bsky.social, Canadian Brass applies their burnished brilliance to Bach's "Goldberg Variations." Listen here: https://bit.ly/4aOtaLW

Hey, Boston! This Sunday is Music at the Museum Day. From 10am -2pm on the second floor, CRB Classical will be hosting music listening sessions. Then at 1:30pm in KidStage, join us for a Concert for Very Young People with musicians from the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

This Sunday is "Music at the Museum Day" at the Boston Children's Museum! Come visit us on the second floor from 10am-2pm to listen to some of our favorite music 🤗 Get tickets here: https://bit.ly/3MJ5KQf

Sunday at 7pm on WCRB In Concert with @vivoperformingarts.bsky.social, the Danish String Quartet performs Haydn, Britten, and a series of traditional, and original, Nordic folk tunes! Tune in on-air, on our app, or online: https://bit.ly/3ZTo2kQ

Another fortuitous @crbclassical.bsky.social programming choice for my teen passenger on an afternoon drive this afternoon: John Adams’s “Short Ride in a Fast Machine”! 👏👏👏👏

Saturday at 8pm, @thomasades.bsky.social leads the @bostonsymphony.bsky.social in Beethoven's "Pastoral" Symphony, Adès’ "Aquifer," and his violin concerto "Concentric Paths," starring Augustin Hadelich! Listen on-air, on our app, or online: https://bit.ly/4sdNYDP

A WCRB SUNDAY

The wind is blowing, the snow is falling... and the music keeps on playing! Shoveling tunes, soundtracks for hot beverages, music to hunker down with... all here: classical.org

We're aware of a problem with third-party streaming services (iHeart, TuneIn, and Alexa) playing the Bach Channel instead of the WCRB livestream, and are working on a fix. Our mobile app and streams on classical.org are functioning normally. Thank you for your patience!

Happy Friday! Our livestream seem to have taken off for the weekend a little early, and the Bach Channel has taken over in some cases. We're looking into it, and hope to have everything back to normal soon. Thanks for your patience, and in the meantime... um, enjoy the Bach? 😅

Will we see you at the BPL in Copley Square this evening?! Come hear the Rasa Quartet's '80s Mixtape live at the Newsfeed Cafe! https://www.wgbh.org/events/80s-mixtape-with-the-rasa-string-quartet-at-the-bpl

On this week's episode of The Bach Hour with @bkmccreath.bsky.social, pianist Simone Dinnerstein describes her childhood entry into Bach's music through his Two-Part Inventions, and why they remain continually fascinating. Listen here: https://bit.ly/4qwLPBX

Saturday at 8pm, Esa-Pekka Salonen leads the @bostonsymphony.bsky.social in his own Horn Concerto with soloist Stefan Dohr, and Bruckner’s soaring Symphony No. 4: the “Romantic." Listen on-air, on our app, or online: https://bit.ly/4qu8pLa

On this week's episode of The Bach Hour with @bkmccreath.bsky.social, the Academy for Ancient Music Berlin brings vibrant textures and colors to Bach's ultimate musical statement in counterpoint. Listen here:

Looking for new music? Check out these newer jams — and some old favorites — in our latest Instant Replay. . https://bit.ly/4aA7rbD

Saturday at 8pm, BSO Assistant Conductor Anna Handler leads the @bostonsymphony.bsky.social in Mozart’s Sinfonia concertante with soloists Nathan Cole and Steven Ansell, followed by Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake" Suite. Listen on-air, on our app, or online: https://bit.ly/45MitYI

Who else is still processing the first four episodes of #Bridgerton season 4?? 🥲 While we EAGERLY await the rest of the season, enjoy Edyn-Mae Stevenson's deep dive on the show's iconic music: https://bit.ly/4akizbA

On this week's episode of The Bach Hour with @bkmccreath.bsky.social, violist Maxim Rysanov's interpretation of Bach's Cello Suite No. 1 is a merging of two musical approaches that mirror his own path through life. Listen here:

Remember "Choose Your Own Adventure," the children's book series that puts you, the reader, in the driver's seat? Embark on a journey of your own making... through music! 🔗 https://bit.ly/4arSDMb

Sunday at 7pm on WCRB In Concert with Radius Ensemble, hear Radius perform Schubert's atmospheric, harmonically rich Octet in F major and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's rustic Quintet for clarinet and strings in F# minor. Tune in on-air, on our app, or online: https://bit.ly/4qOpZuD

Good news for challenging times: the Boston Symphony Orchestra announces its 2026 Tanglewood season. Check out my preview on @crbclassical.bsky.social

The lineup for the 2026 Tanglewood season is here! Hear @bkmccreath.bsky.social and @bostonsymphony.bsky.social's Tony Fogg discuss the myriad of artists coming to the Berkshires this summer: https://bit.ly/4qq7mMF

Saturday at 8pm, @bostonsymphony.bsky.social Conductor Thomas Wilkins leads the Boston premiere of "Good News Mass," a new co-commission by Composer Chair Carlos Simon. Before that, hear The Crossing perform David Lang’s "poor hymnal." Listen on-air, on our app, or online: https://bit.ly/4sUKyqy

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On this week's episode of The Bach Hour with @bkmccreath.bsky.social, Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson brings a collaborative spirit to Bach's "Aria and Variations in the Italian Manner," and Apollo's Fire performs Brandenburg Concerto No. 6. Listen here: https://bit.ly/3NupnM0

Saturday at 8pm, the @bostonsymphony.bsky.social celebrates one of America’s greatest and most expansive composers with pianist Emanuel Ax and violinist Gil Shaham! Catch this all-John Williams program on-air, on our app, or online: https://bit.ly/4pK9dLE

Tonight at 8pm, hear an encore @bostonsymphony.bsky.social broadcast of Samuel Barber’s Pulitzer Prize-winning opera “Vanessa,” in collaboration with Boston Lyric Opera! Listen on-air, on our app, or online: https://bit.ly/4sGDa23

In his Cantata No. 156, Bach infuses a particular sequence with words of devotion to create a sonic symbol, part of a performance directed by Masaaki Suzuki on this week's episode of The Bach Hour with @bkmccreath.bsky.social. Listen here:

Right now, Loggins-Hull with McGhee #Bernstein and #Tchaikovsky with Cho from #Boston www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/... #wch

Sunday at 7pm, the American chamber ensemble ACRONYM and the Canadian early music group Constantinople showcase the music of J.S. Bach, Omar Khayyam, and the Holy Roman Empire. Listen to WCRB In Concert with the Boston Early Music Festival on-air, on our app, or online: https://bit.ly/3LzCvi0

Saturday at 8pm, Seong-Jin Cho returns to Symphony Hall! Hear him in Tchaikovsky’s 1st Piano Concerto alongside Bernstein’s "Chichester Psalms" and Loggins-Hull’s "Rhapsody on a Theme by Joni." Listen to the @bostonsymphony.bsky.social LIVE on-air, on our app, or online:

While you hear Riccardo Muti conduct Mozart's 40th Symphony on Tuesday night at 10:00 on @crbclassical.bsky.social, consider this wondrous, big-footed purple gallinule, blown to Massachusetts by unusual winds! www.popsci.com/environment/...

This week on The Bach Hour with Brian McCreath, pianist Murray Perahia is the soloist in Bach's Concerto in D, and Ton Koopman leads a cantata inspired by the transformation of water into wine. Listen on demand: https://bit.ly/4qizdir

Saturday at 8pm, kick off 2026 with Samuel Barber’s Pulitzer Prize-winning opera “Vanessa"! Tune in to this live @bostonsymphony.bsky.social broadcast starring Jennifer Holloway, Samantha Hankey, Anne Sofie von Otter, and Boston Lyric Opera. Listen on-air, on our app, or online:

On this week's episode of The Bach Hour with @bkmccreath.bsky.social, a clever deception heads off a potential disaster, laying the groundwork for a promising future. Listen to the final chapter of Bach's narrative for the season: https://bit.ly/3YkQ87x

"The main part of my job is to study, understand, and honor the past. But I think it's also equally important to make it speak to the people of today, and within the context of the world we live in." Alice Sara Ott: https://bit.ly/4pUux1Y

"We produce these sounds from all kinds of whistles and musical instruments that imitate sounds of birds. I bought a big box of 20 different birds from a lovely couple in middle-of-nowhere France, in the countryside..." Avi Avital on Song of the Birds: https://bit.ly/49cyb00

2025 was a great year for classical recordings. What's on your radar for 2026? https://bit.ly/3KXLzgB

Pianist Alice Sara Ott's recording of the complete John Field nocturnes is among the best classical releases of the year. CRB's Kendall Todd asked her what these pieces mean to her:

Saturday at 8pm, tune in to 99.5 WCRB to hear an encore broadcast of Mahler's Eighth Symphony, performed by the @bostonsymphony.bsky.social, the Tanglewood Festival Chorus, and a collection of stellar soloists! Tune in on-air, on our app, or online: https://bit.ly/4qne2eR

Now available to stream on demand: Beatrice Rana performs selections from Prokofiev’s "Romeo and Juliet," Tchaikovsky’s "Nutcracker" suite, and Debussy’s Études. Listen to WCRB In Concert with the Celebrity Series of Boston on our app or online: https://bit.ly/44BbqRZ