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WOSU@COSI is open to the public!

Our new media center is here! Visitors will be greetd by our digital welcome mat, and can see themselves on U•TV, an interactive exhibit where you can explore the art and science of television production. You can also take a peek inside our new studios. more...

WOSU 89.7 Classically Columbus

WOSU 89.7 is proud to host the first season of live broadcasts of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, Saturday nights from the Ohio Theatre in downtown Columbus. Christopher Purdy hosts each broadcast, offering commentary and background on the works as well as conversations with CSO players and conductors during intermission. “Nothing beats being there to hear great music,” Christopher says, “but a live broadcast is a close second. We have the best engineers in place to present this marvelous orchestra to a huge public. Many of us have hoped for years to present the Columbus Symphony live, nearly every week… this is it!”

Here is the LIVE broadcast schedule (subject to change):

Saturday, January 6 at 8 pm
Stefan Sanderling, conductor
Luis Biava, CSO Principal Cello
Mozart: Overture to La Clemenza di Tito
Schumann: Cello Concerto
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3, “Eroica”

Saturday, January 27 at 8 pm
Peter Stafford Wilson, conductor
Stewart Goodyear, piano
Debussy: Prelude to The Afternoon of a Fawn
Stravinsky: Divertimento from The Fairy’s Kiss (1949)
Rouse: The Nevill Feast
Gershwin: Concerto for Piano in F Major

Saturday, February 3 at 8 pm
Gunther Schuller, conductor
Weber: Overture to Oberon
Dvorak: Nocturne for Strings
Schuller: Four Soundscapes ( Hudson Valley Reminiscences)
Brahms: Symphony No. 1

Saturday, February 24 at 8 pm
Junichi Hirokami, conductor
Charles Wetherbee, violin (CSO Concertmaster)
Takemitsu: Requiem for Strings
Saint-Säens: Violin Concerto No. 3
Ravel: Tzigane
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1

Saturday, March 3 at 8 pm
Günther Herbig, conductor
Schumann: Symphony No. 3, “Rhenish”
Sibelius: Symphony No. 1

Saturday, March 24 at 8 pm
Junichi Hirokami, conductor
CSO Chorus and Guest Soloists
Haydn: The Seasons

Saturday, April 14 at 8 pm
William Eddins, conductor
Colin Currie, percussion (CSO performance debut)
Rossini: Overture to The Thieving Magpie
Higdon: Percussion Concerto
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4

Saturday, May 5 at 8 pm
James Gaffigan, conductor (CSO performance debut)
Ingrid Fliter, piano (CSO performance debut)
Fauré: Suite from Pelléas and Mélisande
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major
Prokofiev: Excerpts from Romeo and Juliet

Saturday, May 12 at 8 pm
Günther Herbig, conductor
Andrew Armstrong, piano (CSO performance debut)
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23
Bruckner: Symphony No. 7

Saturday, June 2 at 8 pm
Junichi Hirokami, conductor
Richard Stoltzman, clarinet
Rossini: Overture to The Barber of Seville
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto
Sibelius: Symphony No. 2

Buckeye Landmarks

This WOSU original program highlights over 20 historical landmarks of mid and central Ohio, weaving its way through historically important locations and exploring the social, cultural and historical identity of Ohio more...

New Release Tuesday

Looking for new music or that perfect gift? Wondering what the record companies are releasing? Then be sure to tune in each Tuesday between 6-10am and 3-8pm to hear what Boyce Lancaster and John Rittmeyer will feature from the newest CDs in our library. more...