Maine is home to an incredible array of world-class festivals, orchestras, chamber ensembles and solo artists – all right here on our doorstep.
Maine Public Classical invites you to hear the latest performances from across the Pine Tree State on Maine Stage, every Wednesday evening at 8:00 pm.
Maine Stage is proud to present more than twenty-five ensembles and organizations from across the state.
UPCOMING BROADCASTS
Wednesday, September 17
Palaver Strings with Attacca Quartet
Recorded April 27, 2024
“Between Us”
Jacobus Clemens non Papa: Ego flos Campi a 7
Caroline Shaw: Plan and Elevation
Dana Lyn and Kyle Sanna: Under the Sea-Wind
Paul Wiancko: Only Ever Us
Antonín Dvořák: Serenade for Strings
Wednesday, September 24
Portland String Quartet
Recorded September 20, 2025
“Pure Imagination”
Jessie Montgomery: Strum
Fanny Mendelssohn: String Quartet in E-flat Major
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet Op. 59 No. 1 “Razumovsky”
Wednesday, October 1
Sebago Long Lake Music Festival
Recorded July 15, 2025
Maurice Duruflé: Prelude, Recitatif, et Variations for Flute, Viola and Piano, Op.3
David Post: “Sound Bites” for Woodwind Quintet (2024) – World Premiere
Ludwig van Beethoven: Quintet for Piano and Winds in E-flat Major, Op. 16
Antonín Dvořák: Piano Trio in E minor, Op. 90 “Dumky”
Laura Gilbert, flute
Stephen Taylor, oboe
Benjamin Fingland, clarinet
William Purvis, horn
Adrian Morejon, bassoon
Emilie-Anne Gendron, violin
Jonathan Bagg, viola
Thomas Kraines, cello
Mihae Lee, piano
Wednesday, October 8
Bangor Symphony Orchestra
Recorded September 28, 2025
“A Journey Abroad”
Emil Nikolaus von Rezniček: Donna Diana: Overture
Ernest Chausson: Symphony in B-flat, Op. 20
Johannes Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83
Jonathan Biss, piano
Lucas Richman, conductor
Wednesday, October 15
Portland Symphony Orchestra
Recorded October 5/7, 2025
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major
Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor
Randall Goosby, violin
Eckart Preu, conductor
Wednesday, October 22
Bach Virtuosi Festival
Recorded June 19, 2025
“Great Performances: The Artistry of the Bach Virtuosi Festival”
J.S. Bach: Sonata No. 1 for Violin in G minor, BWV 1001
Ariadne Daskalakis, violin
J.S. Bach: Movements from Tilge, Höchster, meine Sünden (Psalm 51), BWV 1083
J.S. Bach: Stabat Mater of GB Pergolesi
Sherezade Panthaki, soprano
Jay Carter, countertenor
Ariadne Daskalakis, Renée Jolles, violins
Sebastian Gottschick, viola
Nathan Whittaker, cello
Arthur Haas, harpsichord
J.S. Bach: Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor BWV 903
Arthur Haas, harpsichord
J.S. Bach: Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043
Renée Jolles and Ariadne Daskalakis, violins
Bach Festival Orchestra
Wednesday, October 29
TBC