You Choose Mitsuko Uchida's Birthday Music

This coming Friday, pianist Mitsuko Uchida turns 65. Today's Showdown let you choose between three of her interpretations of Mozart’s works in every major keyboard genre.

Dec 18, 2013

You Choose: A Symphonic Berlioz Birthday Bash

Hector Berlioz was born 210 years ago today, so today's Showdown offers up three of his symphonic works, all written during the same decade. Dec 11, 2013

Keep Quiet, Tilson Thomas is Conducting

Hope you have your cough drops handy because this week's Showdown features MTT conducting the San Francisco Symphony in three  — often quiet — slow movements from Mahler symphonies.

Dec 4, 2013

You Pick the Don Giovanni Duet

Choose from three great Don Giovanni/Zerlina duos, as featured in the duet "La ci darem la mano," and we’ll play the winner today at noon.

Nov 27, 2013

Which Soprano is Your Favorite Queen of the Night?

Vote for your favorite performance of the Queen of the Night aria -- by Rita Streich, Edita Gruberova or Lucia Popp -- and we’ll play the winner today at noon.

Nov 20, 2013

Choose Your Favorite Figaro

Today we offered three great versions of his popular Act I aria: "Non piu andrai." We offered three great versions of his popular Act I aria, "Non piu andrai" and you chose that by Samuel Ramey.

Nov 13, 2013

Tell Us Who is Your Favorite Ferrando

In celebration of Month of Mozart, for this week's showdown we asked you to vote for your favorite of three classic performances of one beautiful Mozart aria.

Nov 6, 2013

Select Your Favorite Musical Selfie

We asked you to cast your vote for one of three music self portraits you wanted to hear. We played the winner today at noon.

Oct 16, 2013

You Chose Stravinsky's Rite of Spring Conducted by Yannick Nezet-Seguin

In advance of tonight's scheduled Carnegie Hall's gala with the Philadelphia Orchestra, we'll play a performance by the orchestra led by your choice of conductor.

Oct 2, 2013

It's a Tie: You Chose Bach and Dvorak

Choose from three Yo-Yo Ma performances—with him as soloist with orchestra, as a chamber musician, or just alone with his cello— and we'll play the winner today at noon.

Sep 25, 2013