Manhattan School of Music’s Precollege program provides rigorous training for talented young musicians every Saturday.

Host Lee Koonce features performances from the three finalists of the 2025 Klein International String Competition.

July 22, 2025 - The "Big Beautiful Bill" adopted in July could have massive ramifications for New York's health care system, according to Paul Francis, chair of the Step Two Policy Project. We explore ...

July 22, 2025 - State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli visits the studio to discuss increasing overtime hours and costs from the state workforce, the distribution of unclaimed funds, and whether state ...

WQXR brought its Classical Kids Fair to New Jersey for the first time on Sunday, July 13th in partnership with NJPAC and the New Jersey Symphony.

Listen Saturday, July 19th, at 1pm. Program notes courtesy of WFMT. Tune in to hear a production of Jules Massenet’s Manon from Teatro Regio in Turin, Italy. The production, conducted by Evelino Pidò, ...

July 21, 2025 - Dan Egan, the outgoing head of Feeding New York State, reflects on the demand for food assistance over the last six years and considers how hungry New Yorkers will be ...

July 14, 2025 - Business Council of New York State Vice President Ken Pokalsky reflects on the manufacturing landscape in the Empire State and considers why the industry looks the way ...

July 14, 2025 - State Office of Victim Services Director Bea Hanson swings by the studio to explain how the Hochul administration plans on spending record levels of funding for crime victims and ...

July 16, 2025 - We check in with Benjamin Pomerance, deputy counsel at the state Department of Veterans' Services, to discuss services for marginalized veterans, addressing the risk o ...