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.
Lute and Viola Da Gamba Duo Ronn McFarlane and Carolyn Surrick Celebrate the HolidaysDecember 15, 2021Ronn McFarlane and Carolyn Surrick, who are usually quite busy during the holidays, had the time and space to finally make music together. That special musical connection has just produced their second recording, ‘A Star in the East.’
The Knights celebrate the holiday season with a Christmas albumDecember 9, 2021In this week’s New Classical Tracks, conductor Eric Jacobsen and violinist Christina Courtin collaborate with their orchestra, the Knights, for the new album ‘Before Christmas.’
Stephen Sondheim, the Broadway legend, has died at 91November 26, 2021The celebrated composer-songwriter died on Friday. He had won several Tonys and Grammys, as well as an Oscar and Pulitzer, for musicals including West Side Story and Company.
Conductor John Jeter continues to celebrate the works of Florence PriceNovember 24, 2021Conductor John Jeter continues his series of recording the works of American composer Florence Prince in his new album with the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra.
In 'Eurydice,' Matthew Aucoin and Sarah Ruhl recast opera's foundational mythNovember 23, 2021Composer, conductor and MacArthur "genius" Mathew Aucoin just debuted his opera, 'Eurydice,' at the Met. The new work reinterprets an ancient, archetypal myth from the perspective of its namesake.
Musical siblings Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason debut their first duo albumNovember 17, 2021British pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason and her younger brother, Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason release their first duo album together, Muse
Interview: Colour of Music festival highlights Black classical musicians and composersNovember 11, 2021 | Vicki GonzalezThe music festival is in Sacramento through Nov. 13, bringing together classically trained Black musicians to perform songs from composers of African descent.
Artist Spotlight: Isata Kanneh-MasonNovember 6, 2021 | Jennifer ReasonThe eldest sibling of Britain’s first family of music makes a splash with her recent album, “Summertime.”
Pianist Seong-Jin Cho revisits Frédéric ChopinNovember 3, 2021Pianist Seong-Jin Cho won First Prize at the Warsaw International Chopin Competition in 2015 and had not performed Chopin since. He has decided to change that with his new album, Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2 • Scherzi.
Pianist Jeremy Denk revisits his favorite childhood composer, MozartOctober 27, 2021Pianist Jeremy Denk has aligned his childhood love of Mozart with his upcoming memoir, ‘Every Good Boy Does Fine’ and new album with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, ‘Mozart Piano Concertos.’
