Classical Music Happy Hour
Join renowned pianist and host Emanuel Ax for Classical Music Happy Hour: a new podcast full of music, merriment, and conversation. Manny (Emanuel) talks with an eclectic lineup of composers, performers, and creative voi...
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On the show
- Yuja Wang3 eps
- David Hyde Pierce2 eps
- Yo-Yo Ma2 eps
Also: John Adams, Jeanine Tesori, John McWhorter, Gabriela Ortiz, Marc-André Hamelin, Nicholas Brittel, Isabel Hagen, Ray Chen, Paquito D’Rivera, Yefim Bronfman, Manny Ax, Lauren Purcell-Joiner
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Total monthly reach
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By chart position
- 🇺🇸United States · Music InterviewsHOME#21203K to 1.1M
- 🇲🇾MY · Music Interviews#214K to 75K
- 🇯🇵Japan · Music Interviews#186.3K to 33K
- 🇳🇱Netherlands · Music Interviews#174.1K to 22K
- 🇮🇹Italy · Music Interviews#282.7K to 14K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
247K to 1.3M🎙 Weekly cadence·27 episodes·Last published 1mo ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
494K to 2.6M🇺🇸82%🇲🇾6%🇯🇵3%+6 more - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
198K to 1.0M
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/21/26 |  Manny Ax Remembers the Magic of Horowitz | What happens when one of the world’s greatest pianists returns to Carnegie Hall after 14 years away? Manny Ax was there as a teenager, and he remembers it all. Manny shares a story about one of classical music's greatest pianists and the actual mark that he left on the floor of Carnegie Hall. We hear Horowitz’s Nails, an episode of Carnegie Hall’s podcast If This Hall Could Talk. | 36m 41s | ||||||
| 9/2/26 | interviewmusic+3 | Lauren Purcell-Joiner | — | — | Manny AxLauren Purcell-Joiner+3 | — | 6m 50s | ||
| 8/21/26 | operamusic+3 | — | Aida | — | AidaVerdi+5 | — | 45m 26s | ||
| 8/5/26 | live performanceclassical music+3 | — | — | — | classical musiclive episode+3 | — | 1h 02m 06s | ||
| 7/10/26 | audience engagementlistener feedback+3 | Manny Ax | WNYCWQXR | — | classical musiclistener feedback+3 | — | 0m 58s | ||
| 5/27/26 | violin performancesocial media+4 | Ray Chen | Tonic | — | Ray Chenviolinist+4 | — | 35m 04s | ||
| 5/20/26 | classical musicjazz+4 | Paquito D’Rivera | National Theater Orchestra | Havana, CubaCarnegie Hall | Paquito D’RiveraBenny Goodman+5 | — | 28m 15s | ||
| 5/13/26 | friendshiplive performance+3 | Yefim Bronfman | — | — | Yefim BronfmanManny+6 | — | 33m 07s | ||
| 5/6/26 | comedyclassical music+3 | Isabel Hagen | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonJust for Laughs festival+1 | — | Isabel Hagenviola jokes+4 | — | 32m 20s | ||
| 4/29/26 | film musiccomposing+3 | Nicholas Brittel | The New York TimesThe Big Short+3 | — | Nicholas Brittelfilm scores+3 | — | 34m 06s | ||
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| 4/22/26 | classical musicinterview+5 | David Hyde Pierce | Frasier | — | David Hyde PierceNiles Crane+6 | — | 33m 25s | ||
| 4/15/26 | compositionopera+3 | Jeanine Tesori | Metropolitan OperaTony Award+2 | — | Jeanine TesoriMetropolitan Opera+3 | — | 36m 17s | ||
| 4/8/26 | friendshipmusic+3 | Yo-Yo Ma | — | Tanglewood | Yo-Yo MaManny+5 | — | 33m 45s | ||
| 4/1/26 | linguisticsclassical music+4 | John McWhorter | Columbia UniversityBrahms’ Clarinet Quintet in B minor | — | linguisticsBrahms+5 | — | 31m 44s | ||
| 3/25/26 | opera compositionmusic evolution+3 | John Adams | — | — | John Adamsopera+5 | — | 37m 51s | ||
| 3/18/26 | compositionclassical music+3 | Gabriela Ortiz | — | — | Gabriela OrtizManny Ax+5 | — | 39m 00s | ||
| 3/11/26 | piano playingmusic influences+3 | Marc-André Hamelin | Rachmaninoff | — | Marc-André Hamelinpiano+4 | — | 31m 14s | ||
| 3/4/26 | pianomusic interpretation+3 | Yuja Wang | Prokofiev | — | Yuja WangManny Ax+6 | — | 34m 54s | ||
| 2/25/26 | classical musicinterviews+3 | Yuja Wang | — | — | classical musicEmanuel Ax+3 | — | 2m 47s | ||
| 2/19/26 | classical musicinterviews+3 | Yuja WangJohn Adams+2 | Classical Music Happy Hour | — | classical musicEmanuel Ax+5 | — | 9m 44s | ||
| 11/19/25 |  Hawai‘i: Yo-Yo Ma and the Whales | Yo-Yo Ma has wanted to use his cello to communicate with whales for years. And, in Hawai’i he got a chance. With help from the Polyneisan Voyaging Society and hula master Snowbird Bento, Yo-Yo learns about the ancient art of Hawaiian chant, what one Hawaiian describes to him as their “contribution to the orchestra of the world.” | 43m 46s | ||||||
| 11/12/25 |  Hawai‘i: Yo-Yo Ma on Moloka‘i | On the island of Molokaʻi in Hawaii, we trace the spiritual power of mana, from a sacred grove to the Kalaupapa colony, where music, story, and Yo-Yo Ma’s performance honor the resilience and memory of those who came before. | 44m 33s | ||||||
| 11/5/25 |  West Virginia: Yo-Yo Ma and West Virginia Coal | West Virginia is defined by its beauty and its coal, two things that can work against each other. Yo-Yo Ma felt this as soon as stepped foot in its hills. This episode explores how music and poetry help process the emotions of a community besieged with disaster and held together by pride, duty, and love. | 45m 35s | ||||||
| 10/29/25 |  Alaska: Yo-Yo Ma and the Gwich’in play for the salmon | This episode begins in Fairbanks, AK. Yo-Yo Ma is at a house concert with drag queen environmentalist Pattie Gonia, singer/songwriter Quinn Christopherson and Princess Daazhraii Johnson, a writer and filmmaker from the Gwich’in Nation. They were all performing to help their communities process the negative effects of climate change in Alaska. | 44m 06s | ||||||
| 10/22/25 |  The Smokies: Mountains and Forgotten Family with Yo-Yo Ma | In the Great Smoky Mountains, traditions layer and intersect. Yo-Yo Ma believes that story and song can help us grapple with America’s complicated history. This episode highlights two stories of people who are reclaiming their connections to their homelands. | 42m 52s | ||||||
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Chart history for Classical Music Happy Hour
Peaked at #2 in MY, top 10 in 3 of 43 tracked markets, currently #2 in MY.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MY | — | #2 | #2 | — |
| SG | — | #9 | #9 | — |
| MY | — | #10 | #10 | — |
| Netherlands | — | #17 | #17 | — |
| Japan | — | #18 | #18 | — |
| United States | — | #21 | #21 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #24 | #24 | — |
| AE | — | #27 | #27 | — |
| Italy | — | #28 | #28 | — |
| TR | — | #29 | #29 | — |
| Ireland | — | #34 | #34 | — |
| South Africa | — | #34 | #34 | — |
| South Korea | — | #35 | #35 | — |
| IS | — | #37 | #37 | — |
| IL | — | #37 | #37 | — |
| TH | — | #43 | #43 | — |
| CZ | — | #46 | #46 | — |
| RO | — | #46 | #46 | — |
| Mexico | — | #49 | #49 | — |
| CL | — | #55 | #55 | — |
Chart Positions
43 placements across 37 markets.
Chart Positions
43 placements across 37 markets.