Classical MusicClassical Music Playlist, October 1, 2024Not just a "one-hit wonder" with The Sorcerer's Apprentice, we celebrate Paul Dukas's birthday today with his Symphony in C from 1896 as our Midday Masterpiece at 2pm.
Symphony Of 1000 Becomes A Reality, Is Largest Orchestra Ever Assembled In CaliforniaOctober 12, 2014 | Al GibesA dream became reality Sunday when 1,000 symphony musicians, ages 4 to 80-plus, came together for a performance at Sacramento's Memorial Auditorium. It was the largest-ever gathering of symphony musicians to perform in California.
An Inviting ApocalypseOctober 6, 2014John Luther Adams' Pulitzer Prize-winning composition, Become Ocean, evokes the end of the world — but it also welcomes us to take a swim.
LA Philharmonic Live: Dudamel, Mahler And New MusicOctober 2, 2014Join CapRadio Music and NPR Music for a live audio performance of Gustavo Dudamel conducting Mahler's Fifth Symphony, and a new percussion concerto by composer David Lang in this season opener at Walt Disney Concert Hall. 8 p.m. Thursday.
Carnegie Hall Live: An Opening Night Gala With The Berlin PhilharmonicOctober 1, 2014Join CapRadio Music and NPR Music for a live, streaming audio performance by the stellar Berlin Philharmonic and conductor Simon Rattle in a program of Rachmaninov, Bruch and Stravinsky with dazzling violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter. 4 p.m. Wednesday
Bookspan: One Of The Most Congenial Of Composers And One Of The Most Maniacal.September 30, 2014 | Kent TeetersKent Teeters compares and contrasts the lives of Felix Mendelssohn and Modest Mussorgsky.
A Pianist Hears Chopin From Inside His InstrumentSeptember 22, 2014Chad Lawson needed to find a way to record at home while his children slept. The result is The Chopin Variations, a set of Chopin works with an intimate, otherworldly sound.
This Is Your Brain. This Is Your Brain On MusicSeptember 18, 2014A new study suggests that learning to play a musical instrument helps improve the brain's ability to process language. That means music lessons could give kids from low-income communities a big boost.
Watch A Sweet Little Butterfly Nearly Crush A Woman's Hopes And DreamsSeptember 16, 2014But flutist Yukie Ota didn't let a little insect throw her off her game at the Carl Nielsen International Flute Competition.
The Electric Saxophone: Sampen And Bunce Add Dimension To Contemporary Classical MusicSeptember 12, 2014 | Jackson LevinBowling Green State University saxophone professor John Sampen and sound engineer Mark Bunce present a multimedia performance of live saxophone and electronic instrumentation Sept. 15 at Sacramento State.
Five New Classical Videos You Need To See To BelieveSeptember 8, 2014From swaying elephants to a shirtless organist, there have been several "gotta see them to believe them" classical clips posted online lately.