WETA Classical
WETA Classical 90.9 FM is the home of classical music for the nation's capital and is one of the most listened to classical music radio station in the United States. With marquee programs such as “Front Row Washington” and “NSO Showcase,” podcast "Classical Breakdown," and our all-vocal digital channel, “WETA VivaLaVoce” on vivalavoce.org, WETA Classical provides a 24/7 music service with broad appeal.
The station reaches audiences over the air throughout Greater Washington and surrounding counties in Maryland and Northern Virginia, online at wetaclassical.org, via tablet and mobile app devices through the WETA Classical App, and is also available on smart speakers.
Clara Wieck Schumann Piano Concerto Listening Guide (an audio podcast)
ADOLPHUS HAILSTORK: Writing Music For Our Time - Explore his life and music (an audio podcast)
CLASSICAL MUSIC ABOUT DEATH (an audio podcast)
Xuefei Yang - John Williams When the Birds Return/Changjun Xu Sword Dance/Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
Xuefei Yang (Classical Guitar) Interview: Erik Satie Transcriptions and More (an audio podcast)
Beethoven Symphony No. 3 "Eroica" Listening Guide (an audio podcast)
Explore Percussion: From bones, war drums, to symphonies with Chris DeChiara (an audio podcast)
Daphnis and Chloe Suite No. 2 by Ravel with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Bernard Haitink
Maurice Ravel Life and Music: Explore his life, music, and influence (an audio podcast)
New Classical Albums to Check Out in 2025 (an audio podcast)
Your Guide to Mahler's Symphony No. 5 (an audio podcast)
The Life and Music of Felix Mendelssohn: A prodigy, inventor, and visionary! (an audio podcast)
Verdi's Rigoletto: A Listening Guide (an audio podcast)
John Williams Life and Music: Audio Biography (an audio podcast)
Listening Guide to the Most Difficult Music for Piano: Ravel's Gaspard de la Nuit (audio podcast)
Redefining the Canon: Explore the music of Clarice Assad and the Boulanger Initiative
Ethel Smyth Mass in D: A Listening Guide with Steven Fox
HE CHANGED HOW WE HEAR MUSIC: The life and music of Olly Wilson
A Guide to Carlos Simon's Songs of Separation, An American Song Cycle
Copland's Lincoln Portrait History: History and Listening Guide
Trumpet History and Music with Chris Gekker (an audio podcast)
Guide to Bach Cello Suites: History and Analysis (an audio podcast)
Aaron Copland Audio Documentary: His Life and Music Explored (an audio podcast)
Dora Pejačević's Symphony in F# minor: A Listening Guide (an audio podcast)
The Life and Music of Rossini: An overnight success, foodie, and opera sensation (an audio podcast)
Beethoven’s Violin Concerto: what to listen for and why it was an initial flop! (an audio podcast)
The horn: Everything you need to know from Mozart, Mahler, to the movie screen!
The Lives and Music of Silvestre Revueltas and Gabriela Lena Frank (an audio podcast)
The Great Unfinished Works (an audio podcast)