Great Composers Chamber Music Series premieres 11th season with a tale of two 19th century heroines"Ahead of Their Time" entwines the lives of two trailblazing artists - German composer Clara Schumann and Italian actress Adelaide Ristori - in an afternoon of music and monologue at the Harris Center. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Lara Downes: Tiny Desk ConcertApril 23, 2023With a piano draped in spring flowers, Lara Downes plays a smart set of music, new and old, that offers the power of renewal.
From Daft Punk to ballet: Thomas Bangalter makes full swing to classicalApril 7, 2023Thomas Bangalter, formerly of French electronic music duo Daft Punk, has released a classical music album: the score to a ballet titled Mythologies that draws on American minimalism and Baroque works.
Women in Music: Deborah PittmanMarch 17, 2023CapRadio Classical and Jazz is celebrating Women in Music all month long. Jennifer Reason spoke with clarinetist, ceramicist and performance artist Deborah Pittman about carrying her passion for music through life.
Women in Music: Natsuki FukasawaMarch 10, 2023 | Jennifer Reason | Avery JeffryCapRadio Classical and Jazz is celebrating Women in Music all month long including four spotlights on local musicians. Jennifer Reason spoke with pianist, professor and Steinway Artist Natsuki Fukasawa about how music can make us whole.
Missy Mazzoli is a symphonic composer with a photographer's eyeMarch 7, 2023On her new album, Dark with Excessive Bright, the vibrant, young composer coaxes unusual sounds from a symphony orchestra.
Jessie Montgomery, composing from a place of self-honorMarch 1, 2023Watch Lara Downes' conversation with the composer-in-residence of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra about balancing her roots, her craft and the shifting field of classical music.
Gustavo Dudamel's new musical home is the New York PhilharmonicFebruary 8, 2023The New York Philharmonic announced Tuesday afternoon that the charismatic 42-year-old conductor will be taking on the music director designate post at the start of the 2025-26 concert season.
Lara Downes' season 3 of 'Amplify' launches with a theme of renaissanceFebruary 2, 2023NPR's Leila Fadel talks to pianist Lara Downes about her interview series Amplify, which examines how Black artists today might find themselves in a new cultural renaissance.
For Missy Mazzoli, composing is the hard work of making life easierJanuary 26, 2023The composer of Breaking the Waves speaks candidly about equity in her field, the importance of role models and the unglamorous side of writing music every day.
Ned Rorem, major American composer and diarist, has died at age 99November 18, 2022The Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and diarist died Friday at age 99. Although he won the Pulitzer for an orchestral work, he was most celebrated for his huge body of art songs — over 500 in all.
