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The Open Ears Project

The Open Ears Project

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Part mixtape, part sonic love-letter, The Open Ears Project is a podcast in which people share the classical track that means the most to them and why. Created by journalist and former WQXR Creative Director Clemency Burton-Hill, each episode offers a brief and soulful glimpse into human lives, helping us to hear this music — and each other — differently. Guests from the worlds of film, books, dance, comedy and fashion as well as firefighters, taxi drivers, and teachers share cherished musical memories and remind us that extraordinary things happen when we simply stop and listen. Transcripts are posted to individual episode pages as they become available. The Open Ears Project is produced by WQXR and WNYC Studios.

Recent Episodes

  • Janna Levin on Mozart’s Unfinished Ambitions

    5 months ago

  • Hanna Arie-Gaifman on Bach and Survival

    5 months ago

  • Caroline Shaw on Mendelssohn and Possibility

    6 months ago

  • Nick Ferrone on Why Barber’s “Adagio” Gets a Bad Rap

    6 months ago

  • Lucy Boynton on Chopin and Getting Into Character

    6 months ago

  • Martha Lane Fox on Perseverance and Beethoven

    6 months ago

  • Steve Reich on Why Medieval Music Sounds So Fresh

    6 months ago

  • Anne-Sophie Mutter on Why Bach Is Always the Answer

    7 months ago

  • Víkingur Ólafsson on the Unpredictable Futurism of Rameau

    7 months ago

  • Garth Greenwell on Finding Refuge in the Music of Britten and Pears

    7 months ago