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TODAY'S PLAYLIST: May 9, 2008 (Click for full day)
11:05am CHABRIER: Suite Pastorale
11:23am SIBELIUS: Quartet in c for Two Violins, Cello, and Piano
11:32am HANDEL: Concerti Grossi(6), Op 3: No 2 in B Flat
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Today on 96.3 WQXR-FM
Today is the birth date of conductor Carlo Maria Giulini (1914-2005) – hear performances of Ravel's Ma Mere l'Oye (excerpts), in the 9:00 AM hour, and Brahms's Symphony No. 3, in the 8:00 PM hour, both conducted by Giulini; see the highlights below.

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Leading Stories from the Arts Section of Today's New York Times:
Power Dressing - Art Review: 'Superheroes' at the Metropolitan Museum
Verdi Versus Shakespeare: With 'Macbeth' It's a Draw
The Congenial Spot Revisited -- Review: 'Camelot' at the New York Philharmonic
No Sex, Please, We're British Indians - Theater Review: 'Rafta, Rafta...'
Met's Nautical Mural Has a Return Voyage
Books of the Times: 'Terror and Consent' by Philip Bobbitt
Arts, Briefly: Vienna Opera Chooses Female Concertmaster
From Energetic Players, a Mix of Modernism - Music Review: Argento Ensemble
From a Greek Myth, Some Lessons on Crazy Love - Dance Review: 'Ariadne Unhinged' at Henry Street Settlement
The Bronx Opera Makes Fun of Itself in a Mozart Adaptation

Don't Miss These Highlights:

The Morning Show with Jeff Spurgeon: Excerpts from Ravel's Ma Mere l'Oye performed by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by Carlo Maria Giulini; and Hugo Alfven's "Saa tag mit Hjerte" ("Take My Heart") sung by mezzo-soprano Anne Sophie von Otter, who celebrates her 53rd birthday today, with pianist Bengt Forsberg, in the 9:00 AM hour
The Office Hour with Annie Bergen: Mozart's Symphony No. 41, "Jupiter," in a performance by the Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg conducted by Ivor Bolton in the 10:00 AM hour
Music with Elliott Forrest: Boccherini's Symphony in D minor, "La casa del diavolo," performed by Il Giardino Armonico conducted by Giovanni Antonini; and Weber's Invitation to the Dance in Berlioz's orchestration, performed by the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields conducted by Neville Marriner, in the 3:00 PM hour
Symphony Hall with Midge Woolsey: Bach's Concerto for Four Keyboards, BWV 1065, performed by soloists Michel Beroff (who celebrates his 58th birthday today), Gabriel Tacchino, Jean-Philippe Collard, and Bruno Rigutto, with the Paris Orchestral Ensemble conducted by Jean-Pierre Wallez; and Brahms's Symphony No. 3 performed by the Vienna Philharmonic conducted by Carlo Maria Giulini, in the 8:00 PM hour

Coming Up on WQXR
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    Nathan Gunn Stars in Camelot
    Opera's Nathan Gunn joins a cast from Broadway, TV and film in the New York Philharmonic production of Lerner & Lowe's Camelot through Saturday at Avery Fisher Hall. Nathan talks about the production with WQXR's Elliott Forrest here.

    Free For All at Town Hall!
    This incredible free concert series presented the reunion of the famed chamber group Tashi on May 4th. Their reunion continues with performances this Summer at the Tanglewood and Ravinia festivals. Want to know more about Tashi and hear some of its history from cellist Fred Sherry? Just click here. For their New York Times review, click here.

    A WQXR.com Exclusive: Garrick Ohlsson's Beethoven Sonatas
    A WQXR.com Exclusive: Garrick Ohlsson's Beethoven Sonatas - One of our most eminent pianists, 2008 Grammy Award winner Garrick Ohlsson has recently been performing and recording the Beethoven piano sonata cycle, and WQXR asked him to share his insights into the music in a project created exclusively for WQXR.com.

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    People in the Arts: Soprano Natalie Dessay
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    WQXR's Internet Audio Stream Now Available on iTunes Radio!
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    A New York Treasure: Spotlight on the Orchestra of St. Luke’s
    96.3FM WQXR is proud to be a media partner of the Orchestra of St. Luke’s 2007-2008 Season. Stay tuned for ticket give-aways and airplay of OSL’s Grammy-Award winning discography.

    Spotlight on the 2007-2008 Classical Countdown!
    WQXR thanks all of the listeners who voted in this year's Classical Countdown. You picked them, so we played them for you. We hope that you enjoyed listening and have a great year! Please click here to view the results! The 2007-2008 Classical Countdown sponsors are: Carnegie Hall, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The New York Philharmonic and The Strand Bookstore.

    Today's Question

    Carlo Maria Giulini (whose birth date is today) succeeded Zubin Mehta as music director of which orchestra from 1978 to 1984?
    New York Philharmonic
    Chicago Symphony Orchestra
    Los Angeles Philharmonic
    Select one option to vote.

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