Classical Music (Beethoven Network)
HD 1: Weekdays from 12AM-4AM & 8PM-12AM
The Beethoven Network is the all-classical service produced at WFMT's state-of-the-art broadcast studios. The program is hosted by Peter Van De Graaff.
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Note: the song information for the overnight broadcast (12am - 4am) is not accurate however song information provided during our evening (8pm - midnight) blocks are accurate.
Classical Music News
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Snider's supercharged relationship with her art form and open-book stance on depression and anxiety shine through in her new opera, which debuts this week in Los Angeles. -
The Spanish singer Rosalía talks about her new album 'Lux,' a head-spinning, epic album that features classical music, opera and the artist singing in 13 languages. -
For a century, the tiny Coolidge Auditorium, at the Library of Congress, has been a wellspring of cultural integrity, innovative music and American ingenuity. (And free concerts.) -
The restless musician, sporting less electronic gear than usual, spotlights the acoustic warmth of her instrument in pieces stimulated by Bach's cello suites. -
Known for his intellectual and illuminating touch on the podium, the refined conductor was also surprisingly outspoken when it came to politics and his peers. -
In a new album, the youngest ever Van Cliburn winner puts his own stamp on Tchaikovsky's undervalued set of piano pieces called The Seasons. -
Routinely called a "musician's musician," the pianist had an atypical career that even he called mysterious. He spent it returning to a handful of favorite composers, with acclaimed results. -
The 12th century abbess, scientist and composer inspires new interpretations of her music, and new works, on an album spotlighting soprano Barbara Hannigan. -
As one of the most-performed living composers, the Pulitzer winner insists that her music communicate to everyone — from farmers to children to the classical music intelligentsia. -
South African cellist and composer Abel Selaocoe talks about his new album "Hymns of Bantu," which highlights the healing power of song across cultures.
