Arts & Culture

Each year, the Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra is joined by the Rochester Philharmonic for an afternoon of big side-by-side music making.

On Record - David Harman

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Maestro Gunter Herbig loves it when his entire program is one, big, substantial work.

On Record - Gunter Herbig

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Maestro Gunter Herbig loves it when his entire program is one, big, substantial work. His wish was granted this week when he came to town for a Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra performance of Mahler's Symphony No. 6. He talked with Julia Figueras about Mahler, Bruckner, why he likes working with the RPO, and what makes a concert hall great.

Cellist Julie Albers and conductor Daniel Hege unveiled 2 works with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra that have never been played in the Eastman Theater before.

On Record - Julie Albers and Daniel Hege

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Backstage Pass with Los Angeles Guitar Quartet airs Friday, February 13 at 1 p.m. and repeats Sunday, February 15 at 2 p.m. on Classical 91.5/90.3/HD 91.5-1.

By Hosted by WXXI-FM's Julia Figueras

Backstage Pass featuring Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

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Violinist Leila Josefowicz is a real fan favorite in Rochester.

On Record - Violinist Leila Josefowicz

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San Diego Symphony Music Director Jahja Ling has conducted the Cleveland Orchestra every year for the last 25 years--the longest streak of any living conductor.

On Record - San Diego Symphony Music Director Jahja Ling

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As Mercury Opera was about to mount Puccini's Tosca, Music Director Benton Hess, along with Jill Gardner and Jake Gardner came into our studios to talk.

On Record - Mercury Opera

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By Brenda Tremblay

Rochester, NY – When Manhattan Square Park opened in 1974, it expressed the modernist sensibility of American landscape architect Lawrence Halprin.

But it's taken more than thirty years for people to really appreciate its angular lines and multiple dimensions.

The Cultural Landscape Foundation, a non-profit agency based in Washington D.C., has included Manhattan Square Park on a list of twelve American postwar gardens or landscapes currently facing some kind of threat.

Backstage Pass with Michael Burritt airs Friday, January 16 at 1 p.m. and repeats Sunday, January 18 at 2 p.m. on Classical 91.5/90.3/HD 91.5-1.

By WXXI-FM's Host Julia Figueras

Backstage Pass presents Michael Burritt

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