George Frideric Handel

Join us on Sunday, Dec. 5th at 1 PM on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, Dec. 6th at 7 PM on WRTI HD-2 when conductor Nicholas McGegan—best known as a baroque and classical specialist—will be on the podium to conduct this 2018 concert broadcast featuring music not only of the baroque era, but also later re-imaginings of that past.

Emmanuelle Haïm conducts this concert broadcast from 2018.

Conductor and keyboard player Emmanuelle Haïm talks about the eternal quality of Handel's music, and why he’s so relevant today. George Frideric Handel,…

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