Here, at the WQXR offices, we read about, watch and listen to a lot of classical music. We created The Whole Note as a place to share content that has captivated us from around the web. We hope they will interest you, too, and perhaps inspire you to tell us what is capturing your attention in the comments below.
Metropolitan Opera stars Luca Pisaroni and Ailyn Perez surprise James Cordon to cheer him up on The Late Late Show.
The same night, the great flute player joined Jon Batiste on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert for a rendition of "Deep River."
Incoming New York Philharmonic music director Jaap van Zweden, has extended his contract with the Hong Kong Symphony, where he holds the same position. (The New York Times)
Critic Lloyd Schwartz of Fresh Air with Terry Gross, shares his remembrances of the great singer, Phyllis Curtin. (WBUR)
A British composer puts women at the forefront of her "science-fiction opera about women saving the human race from the effects of climate change." (The Guardian)
James Barron discovers the source of the sweet airs commuters hear every day at New York's Penn Station. (The New York Times)
Matter of diversity are top of the agenda at this year's League of American Orchestras conference in Baltimore. (Baltimore Sun)
Composer Henry Cowell introduces his own works on the Masterwork Hour and talks about modern music. (WNYC Archives)
Broadway show Shuffle Along claims that Gershwin took one of his most famous riffs from the African-American composer William Grant Still; Elliott Forrest investigates. (WQXR)
Mark Swed explains the significance of composer John Williams's Life Achievement Award from the American Film Institute. (Los Angeles Times)