Classical WSMR

Classical WSMR - Florida's Classical Music Station

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Classical WSMR, 89.1 and 103.9, based in west central Florida, features the finest performances of classical music, 24 hours a day, with special features and live performances by internationally acclaimed musicians. The station is also available online at www.wsmr.org and on HD radio on WUSF 89.72.

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Sarasota Orchestra Summer Broadcast 2025 with Mary Kouyoumdjian, Nicolas Namoradze, and Stephanie Childress 13.08.2025 1:16:14

On the next Tuesday Concert with Sarasota Orchestra, it’s the first in a special four-part series from the 2025 Sarasota Music Festival: featuring music by Mary Kouyoumdjian, Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 2 performed by pianist Nicolas Namoradze, and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2, conducted by Stephanie Childress.

Sarasota Orchestra Summer Broadcast with Jon Kimura Parker and Earl Lee 06.08.2025 1:33:22

On the next Tuesday Concert with Sarasota Orchestra, pianist Jon Kimura Parker performs Beethoven’s bold and expressive Third Piano Concerto and conductor Earl Lee leads the orchestra in Brahms’ timeless Symphony No. 4 – all on a concert from this past April.

Sarasota Orchestra Summer Broadcast 2025 with Peter Oundjian 30.07.2025 1:33:22

On the next Tuesday Concert with Sarasota Orchestra: Peter Oundjian leads a cosmic program from this past March featuring Holst’s The Planets , and violinist Grace Park joins the orchestra for Dvořák’s Romance in F-Minor .

Sarasota Orchestra Summer Broadcast 2025 with Miguel Harth-Bedoya 23.07.2025 1:16:33

Conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya leads music that celebrates global influences — including Ravel’s La Valse and Jimmy López’s Fiesta! Saxophonist Steven Banks is the featured soloist in Billy Childs’ bold new concerto.

WSMR Live Performance with Rebecca Penneys Piano Festival 2025 - July 10, 2025 21.07.2025 30:03

Original Broadcast: July 10, 2025

Sarasota Orchestra Summer Broadcast 2025 for July 16, 2025 16.07.2025 1:37:40

Giancarlo Guerrero leads a program from this past January exploring heroism and artistic defiance — including Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony and a colorful violin concerto by Arturo Márquez, performed by Anne Akiko Meyers.

Sarasota Orchestra Summer Broadcast 2025 with Natasha Paremski and Shiyeon Sung 09.07.2025 1:39:23

Guest conductor Shiyeon Sung leads a program [from this past January] celebrating Ravel’s 150th birthday: featuring Boléro, his jazz-influenced Piano Concerto with Natasha Paremski, and music by Lili Boulanger.

WSMR Live Performance with Rebecca Penneys Piano Festival 2025 02.07.2025 27:45

Original Broadcast Date: July 2, 2025

Sarasota Orchestra Summer Broadcast 2025 with Giancarlo Guerrero and Vadim Gluzman 02.07.2025 1:33:08

The season opens with Giancarlo Guerrero’s debut as music director designate, featuring violinist Vadim Gluzman in Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto, and Dvořák’s beloved New World Symphony.

WSMR Live Performance With Jeffrey Kahane and Gabriel Kahane 16.06.2025 28:37

Original Broadcast: June 16, 2025

WSMR Live Performance With Robert Levin 10.06.2025 28:57

Original Broadcast: June 10, 2025

WSMR Live Performance With Nicolas Namoradze 02.06.2025 28:26

Original Broadcast: June 2, 2025

WSMR Live Performance With Violinist Max Tann and Pianist Jung-A Bang - May 15, 2025 15.05.2025 31:15

WSMR Live Performance With Violinist Max Tann and Pianist Jung-A Bang - May 15, 2025

WSMR Live Performance With Pianist Idith Korman - May 6, 2025 06.05.2025 30:08

Original Broadcast: May 6, 2025

WSMR Live Performance with La Musica 10.04.2025 30:54

Original Broadcast- April 20, 2025