Emily Boyer

Have you heard of fourteeners? These are mountains in the West that rise at least 14,000 feet, offering hikers challenging terrain and breathtaking views. You won’t need hiking boots to climb with composer Gina Gillie in her piece for trombone choir, Mountain Ascent.

Violinist Jennifer Koh is known for her visionary work connecting contemporary composers and historical artists to modern listeners. She’s also known for her signature pink hair. Hear her colorful performance of Fantasy for Violin by Robert Schumann this morning.

Do you know Pachelbel’s Canon? When I was a kid, I loved playing an easy piano arrangement. It took a while for me to realize that Pachelbel was the name of the composer. Get to know more music by Johann Pachelbel this morning!

Jean Sibelius is perhaps Finland’s best-known composer. Great talents rarely arise from nowhere, though. Who preceded him? Bernhard Henrik Crusell was Finland’s leading composer at the turn of the 19th century. Hear music by both Finnish stars this morning.

Any good New Year’s Eve party stories? There’s this story about a guy who was caught drunk, standing in the middle of town, in a bat costume. Crazy, right? They even wrote music about him that you can hear this morning.

Start the new year with elegance and sparkle! In a tradition shared around the world, the Vienna Philharmonic lights up the Golden Hall of the Musikverein with festive waltzes, polkas, and marches. Hear the Vienna Philharmonic’s New Year’s Day Concert live from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. And catch the rebroadcast 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.

For New Years Eve, are you a glam-and-sequins kind of person or a comfy-clothes–in-bed-by-9 type? Get the best of both worlds when you don a costume for the Masquerade Suite by Aram Khachaturian.

How will you spend the last moments of 2025? Time is of the essence, and you have the perfect soundtrack with the Dance of the Hours by Amilcare Ponchielli.

Christmas Day is just the beginning of 12 Days of Christmas. Hear Philadelphia Brass count down all the way from 12 drummers drumming to a partridge in a pear tree.

Are you enjoying the gifts you unwrapped yesterday? Virtuoso pianist Franz Liszt gave a set of holiday pieces to his granddaughter for Christmas 144 years ago. Their family memories live on through music you can hear this morning.