The Open Ears Project
A podcast by WQXR & WNYC Studios
52 Episodes
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Janna Levin on Mozart’s Unfinished Ambitions
Published: 17/06/2024 -
Hanna Arie-Gaifman on Bach and Survival
Published: 10/06/2024 -
Caroline Shaw on Mendelssohn and Possibility
Published: 3/06/2024 -
Nick Ferrone on Why Barber’s “Adagio” Gets a Bad Rap
Published: 27/05/2024 -
Lucy Boynton on Chopin and Getting Into Character
Published: 20/05/2024 -
Martha Lane Fox on Perseverance and Beethoven
Published: 13/05/2024 -
Steve Reich on Why Medieval Music Sounds So Fresh
Published: 6/05/2024 -
Anne-Sophie Mutter on Why Bach Is Always the Answer
Published: 29/04/2024 -
Víkingur Ólafsson on the Unpredictable Futurism of Rameau
Published: 22/04/2024 -
Garth Greenwell on Finding Refuge in the Music of Britten and Pears
Published: 15/04/2024 -
Jennifer Egan on Chopin's Narrative Masterclass
Published: 8/04/2024 -
Rowan Williams on Bach and the Daily Discipline of Silence
Published: 1/04/2024 -
Dexter Filkins on Tension, Tenderness, and Ravel
Published: 25/03/2024 -
Marin Alsop on Beethoven and Humanity’s Infinite Potential
Published: 18/03/2024 -
Nathalie Joachim on the Connection Between Brahms and Haiti
Published: 11/03/2024 -
Elizabeth Day on Jacqueline du Pré’s Elgar and Navigating Loss
Published: 4/03/2024 -
Damien Sneed on Dreams, Family and Franz Liszt
Published: 26/02/2024 -
Deborah Frances-White on Chance Encounters and Mozart
Published: 19/02/2024 -
Tom Hiddleston on Arvo Pärt and the Infinite
Published: 12/02/2024 -
The Open Ears Project Returns!
Published: 6/02/2024
Part mixtape, part sonic love-letter, The Open Ears Project is a podcast in which people share the classical track that means the most to them and why. Created by journalist and former WQXR Creative Director Clemency Burton-Hill, each episode offers a brief and soulful glimpse into human lives, helping us to hear this music — and each other — differently. Guests from the worlds of film, books, dance, comedy and fashion as well as firefighters, taxi drivers, and teachers share cherished musical memories and remind us that extraordinary things happen when we simply stop and listen. Transcripts are posted to individual episode pages as they become available. The Open Ears Project is produced by WQXR and WNYC Studios.
