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Classical California unites the legacy of KUSC and KDFC into one welcoming home with free, accessible classical music for all because we are committed to making everyday life more harmonious. 🎶

08/24/2026

Classical music doesn’t always stay inside the concert hall. Sometimes, it sounds like “Viva La Vida.” 🎼🎸

Moments like this are part of why we love being a classical music station in California. From our SF and LA studios, we are so proud to have broadcasted Gustavo Dudamel’s work since his LA Phil debut, watching him bring new audiences, new sounds and new possibilities into the world of classical music.

🎧 Discover more moments where classical music meets the unexpected at classicalcalifornia.org 🎻

Did you know USC’s President is a cellist? 🎻As one of our Classical Californians, University of Southern California Pres...
08/24/2026

Did you know USC’s President is a cellist? 🎻

As one of our Classical Californians, University of Southern California President Beong-Soo Kim shares the music that has shaped his journey from Brahms and Schubert to his own performance of Bach’s Sarabande from Cello Suite No. 1.

A passionate Classical California listener, President Kim also shares selections that celebrate musicians while honoring his Trojan roots. 🎶

Missed the episode? Listen to the full conversation On-Demand: https://hubs.li/Q04v4z8B0

This Sunday, NorCal Sunday Night continues our celebration of Michael Tilson Thomas’ extraordinary legacy with the San F...
08/22/2026

This Sunday, NorCal Sunday Night continues our celebration of Michael Tilson Thomas’ extraordinary legacy with the San Francisco Symphony. 💙🎶

MTT leads the Symphony in Gustav Mahler’s monumental Symphony No. 7, his evocative “Song of the Night,” a work that earned the San Francisco Symphony two of its 11 Grammy Awards.

🗓️ Sunday, August 23 at 7PM
🎧 Stream On Demand for three weeks after the broadcast.

Tune in this Sunday: https://hubs.li/Q04tX13Q0

08/20/2026

🎉 It’s California Public Radio Day!
Celebrate the music, stories, and culture that connect California. Today, every new monthly gift to Classical California will be matched, thanks to Brigid Barton!

Give $10/month or increase your current gift by $3/month and receive a clear Classical California stadium backpack + California Public Radio Day window cling. 🎶

Help keep the music freely available to everyone. Donate now: https://hubs.li/Q04tM3MD0

08/19/2026

California Public Radio Day is tomorrow! 🎶📻
Public radio brings music, trusted news, culture, and connection to communities across California and your support helps keep it going.

Maggie’s showing you what’s in her Classical California backpack, and you could get one too! 🎒

Donate $10/month or increase your sustaining gift by $3/month to receive the clear backpack + this year’s California Public Radio Day window cling.

Celebrate public radio by supporting it today: https://hubs.li/Q04tFDYK0

What has Gustavo Dudamel changed in Los Angeles? 🎼 Classical California host Brian Lauritzen joins KCRW’s Press Play to ...
08/18/2026

What has Gustavo Dudamel changed in Los Angeles? 🎼

Classical California host Brian Lauritzen joins KCRW’s Press Play to reflect on Dudamel’s remarkable 17-year legacy with the LA Phil from expanding what an orchestra can mean to its city to bringing more people into classical music.

As Brian says, “Music shouldn’t just sound nice; music should do good in the world.”

🎧 Hear the full conversation: https://www.kcrw.com/shows/press-play-with-madeleine-brand/stories/how-gustavo-dudamel-transformed-the-la-phil-and-los-angeles?srsltid=AfmBOoq5gqZ5sHmBKyjS-hriV9A0C1d3BgdbCQ78ICi-zQvC_fxTDqux

We were proud to broadcast Gustavo Dudamel’s final concerts as Music & Artistic Director of the LA Phil LIVE from Walt D...
08/18/2026

We were proud to broadcast Gustavo Dudamel’s final concerts as Music & Artistic Director of the LA Phil LIVE from Walt Disney Concert Hall and now, you can hear more about his remarkable 17-year legacy in Los Angeles. 🎼

Classical California host Brian Lauritzen joins KCRW to reflect on how Dudamel transformed the LA Phil and Los Angeles, and his belief in the power of music to do good.

🎧 Listen to the full conversation: https://hubs.li/Q04tsYBl0

🎒✏️ New school year, new playlist!Classical California Host Maggie Clennon Reberg did her homework and put together a ba...
08/17/2026

🎒✏️ New school year, new playlist!

Classical California Host Maggie Clennon Reberg did her homework and put together a back-to-school soundtrack with a little bit of everything: Haydn, Holst, Singin’ in the Rain, Hogwarts, and more. 🎶

A little nostalgia, a little music history, and plenty of extra credit. What’s on your back-to-school soundtrack? 👇

📚 Read Maggie’s full playlist and get the whole syllabus: https://www.classicalcalifornia.org/articles/go-back-to-school-with-classical-california

This Sunday, NorCal Sunday Night continues our celebration of Michael Tilson Thomas’ extraordinary legacy with the San F...
08/14/2026

This Sunday, NorCal Sunday Night continues our celebration of Michael Tilson Thomas’ extraordinary legacy with the San Francisco Symphony. 💙🎶

Pianist Emanuel Ax joins MTT for an all-Brahms program, including the Piano Concerto No. 1 and Serenade No. 1.

🗓️ Sunday, August 16 at 7PM
🎧 Stream On Demand for three weeks after the broadcast.

Tune in this Sunday: https://www.classicalcalifornia.org/shows/norcal-sunday-night

08/13/2026

Classical music: serious business.

Our radio hosts at the Hollywood Bowl:

absolutely not. 😂🎶

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