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Today on 96.3 WQXR-FM
Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 3, "Scottish," performed by the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra conducted by Kurt Masur this morning on The Office Hour at 10:00; and on Symphony Hall tonight at 8:00, Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4 performed by the Budapest Festival Orchestra conducted by Ivan Fischer.

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Don't Miss These Highlights:

The Morning Show with Jeff Spurgeon: Rodrigo's Fantasia para un gentilhombre for Guitar and Orchestra performed by Goran Sollscher and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra; and Schubert's Impromptu for Piano No. 2 in A-flat Major performed by Sebastian Knauer in the 9:00 AM hour
The Office Hour with Annie Bergen: Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 3, "Scottish," see above, in the 10:00 AM hour
Music with Elliott Forrest: Barber's Souvenirs Suite for Orchestra played by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Marin Alsop; and Francesco Durante's Concerto No. 5 in A Major performed by Concerto Cologne in the 3:00 PM hour
Symphony Hall with Midge Woolsey: Beethoven's Rondo in B-flat Major for Piano and Orchestra played by Julius Katchen and the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Piero Gamba; and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4, see above, in the 8:00 PM hour. In the 9:00 PM hour, Mozart's Serenade No. 7, "Haffner," played by violin soloist Iona Brown with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields conducted by Neville Marriner.

Coming Up on WQXR
  • September 1, Monday: Labor Day
    WQXR will go commercial-free
    5:30 AM - Midnight
  • September 6, Saturday: Saturday Afternoon at the Opera presents Mozart’s Mitridate

    A WQXR.com Exclusive: Garrick Ohlsson's Beethoven Sonatas
    A WQXR.com Exclusive: Garrick Ohlsson's Beethoven Sonatas - One of our most eminent pianists, 2008 Grammy Award winner Garrick Ohlsson has recently been performing and recording the Beethoven piano sonata cycle, and WQXR asked him to share his insights into the music in a project created exclusively for WQXR.com.

    WQXR at the Lucerne Summer Festival.
    WQXR travels to Switzerland to broadcast three concerts – one live and two tape-delayed – from the famed Lucerne Festival, all hosted by Jeff Spurgeon. Please visit this page to view the program highlights and view photos of the 2008 festival with audio interviews.

    WQXR: Proud Partner of the City of New York
    New York's classical station is the city's broadcast information source for culture. To learn more about our relationship with the City of New York click here.

    People in the Arts: Tricia Tunstall
    Did you take piano lessons as a child? Chances are you have vivid memories of those lessons and your teacher. Tricia Tunstall writes about the bond that forms between piano student and teacher, and the enduring appeal of the piano lesson itself in "Note by Note: A Celebration of the Piano Lesson" from Simon and Schuster. WQXR's Annie Bergen interviews the author.

    WQXR's Internet Audio Stream Now Available on iTunes Radio!
    WQXR's internet audio stream is now available on iTunes Radio. The stream is accessible through the Radio option in the iTunes Player, as one of the choices in the "Classical" category. Click here for more details.

    WQXR's New York Times reports
    Did you miss the name of that restaurant in Frank Bruni's morning review on WQXR? Click here for the Restaurant, Theater Reviews and Health Times from New York Times correspondents.

    Did you miss any of the great interviews on WQXR?
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    Spotlight on the 2007-2008 Classical Countdown!
    WQXR thanks all of the listeners who voted in this year's Classical Countdown. You picked them, so we played them for you. We hope that you enjoyed listening and have a great year! Please click here to view the results! The 2007-2008 Classical Countdown sponsors are: Carnegie Hall, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The New York Philharmonic and The Strand Bookstore.

    Today's Question

    Mendelssohn's "Scottish" Symphony (10 AM hour), premiered in 1842, was dedicated to which of the following English monarchs?
    Queen Victoria
    Queen Anne
    Queen Elizabeth I
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