New Mahler Podcast To Debut July 7

"Embrace Everything: The World of Gustav Mahler," a new podcast series featuring commentary by Adjunct Assistant Professor Marilyn McCoy, will premiere on July 7 (Mahler's 160th birthday) on major streaming platforms and in a special live presentation at 9 pm EST on the WQXR website (or 105.9 FM).

Each season of the series, conceived by New York Public Radio producer Aaron Cohen, will explore a different Mahler symphony and will include more than a hundred interviews with leading conductors, music scholars, and orchestral musicians. The first program will examine Mahler's First Symphony.