This Week in Concert
Seven live orchestral broadcasts from the concert halls of New York — Carnegie, Lincoln Center, the Met, and beyond — gathered on the date so listeners, subscribers, and visiting audiences can plan their week around the music.
This Week's Broadcasts
Tune in at 103.5 MHz in the tri-state region, or stream in 320 kbps AAC and lossless FLAC at classical1035.com/listen. Each concert is hosted on air by a member of our announcing team and rebroadcast the following Sunday afternoon.
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Mon 13 Oct
Mahler: Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor
New York Philharmonic · Jaap van Zweden, conductor · Janet Sung, violin (Szymanowski: Violin Concerto No. 1, op. posth.)
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Tue 14 Oct
Brahms & Schumann: A Program of Late Romantic Song
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin · Lambert Orkis, piano · Brahms: Three Sonatas for Violin and Piano
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Thu 16 Oct
Verdi: Don Carlo (1867 Five-Act Modena Revision)
Sonya Yoncheva, Elīna Garanča, Piotr Beczała, Ferruccio Furlanetto · Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor · Met Opera Orchestra & Chorus
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Sat 18 Oct
Inon Barnatan Plays Beethoven: "Diabelli" Variations & Piano Sonata No. 32
Inon Barnatan, piano · A 92NY recital recorded for broadcast
Also broadcasting this week (pre-recorded, full schedule at classical1035.com/listen): Handel Messiah on Wednesday afternoon; the Emerson String Quartet's farewell New York recital on Friday; and Bargemusic's chamber program on Sunday at noon.
Where the Concerts Begin
Classical 103.5 has been the exclusive broadcast partner of New York's leading classical institutions for sixteen consecutive seasons. Every concert listed on this page begins at one of these halls.
From the Concert Hall to Your Speaker
Our broadcasts travel three ways: over the air on 103.5 MHz, through our web stream at classical1035.com, and on the Classical 103.5 mobile app — all with the same editorial presentation, hosted by an announcer who has spent decades on the air.
- On Air. 103.5 MHz, 5,800 watts ERP from the Empire State Building. Available throughout the NYC metro and surrounding tri-state region.
- Web Stream. 320 kbps AAC for everyday listening, plus lossless FLAC for audiophile listeners — both at no cost, no subscription required.
- Concert Archive. Every broadcast is preserved in our listener archive for 30 days, then joins the permanent on-demand library as part of the station's recorded collection.
- Pre-Concert Notes. Twenty minutes before each broadcast, our host offers program notes, composer context, and the story behind the performance — air or stream.
Questions about a specific broadcast? Write to [email protected].
“A city of this size deserves a station that simply loves the music — that knows the difference between a service announcement and a real introduction, between a recording and a conversation. Classical 103.5 has spent half a century being that station for New York, and the orchestra is grateful every time the red light goes on.”
Seven concerts a week. One hundred and thirty-eight a year. Listener-supported, full stop.
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