Meg Bragle
Classical HostAs a young violinist, Meg Bragle regularly listened to her local classical music station and loved calling in on Saturday mornings to request pieces, usually by Beethoven. The hosts were always kind and played her requests (often the Fifth Symphony), fostering a genuine love for radio.
Studying violin from the age of three, she always assumed her future would involve orchestral music, but it wasn’t until she fell in love with singing in college that her career took shape. Establishing a distinguished career as a professional singer, Meg performs each year with symphony orchestras and baroque ensembles throughout the USA, UK and Europe. Some highlights include appearances at the BBC Proms in the Royal Albert Hall with Sir John Eliot Gardiner and the English Baroque Soloists, the Aldeburgh Festival, in Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw,
and at the Prague Rudolfinum for the Spring Festival. Among her many recordings are Bach’s B minor Mass and Easter and Ascension Oratorios, Mozart’s Requiem, as well as world premieres by composers Daron Hagen and Toby Twining.
A happy coincidence brought her to radio while living in northern Michigan at the Interlochen Center for the Arts. She began working at Interlochen Public Radio (IPR) as the host of the Saturday request show and weekday Afternoon Classics until she moved to Philadelphia. Meg is thrilled to be working with great colleagues at WRTI and sharing music with listeners whenever she is behind the microphone.
Hear Meg as host of Afternoon Classical, weekdays from 2 to 6 p.m. on WRTI-FM.
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This week in Fanfare: Paavo Järvi leads The Philadelphia Orchestra in a concert of Prokofiev and Debussy, among other exalted highlights. -
Countertenor Reginald Mobley has a Grammy nomination for 'Because,' an album of spirituals performed with jazz pianist Baptiste Trotignon. He recently stopped by WRTI for a conversation with Meg Bragle. -
In Fanfare this week: an in-demand Icelandic pianist, a collaborative chamber recital, and the Orchestra diving into Brahms' 'Requiem.' -
Fanfare this week is a stocking full of Christmas wonder, including Handel's 'Messiah' and the Philadelphia Girls Choir. -
This week in Fanfare, Meg Bragle gives thanks with a handpicked selection of music as we head toward the holiday table. -
With Halloween around the corner, Flix@5 becomes a parade of great horror scores. Here are Meg Bragle's picks (all treats, no tricks). -
In this week's Fanfare, Meg Bragle highlights concerts by Piffaro, Mendelssohn Chorus, The Philadelphia Orchestra and more. -
From an intimate recital by two rising stars to a celebration of one of America's finest song composers, here are Meg Bragle's must-see concerts of the fall 2023 season. -
Our new Afternoon Classical host has been sharing pieces each day this week that have a particular meaning to her. From Samuel Barber's piano concerto to Margaret Bonds' 'Credo,' here's a bundle of inspiration.
