Classical MusicClassical Music Playlist, July 15, 2024Leonard Bernstein premiered his Chichester Psalms on July 15th, 1965. Composed on a commission from the Chichester Cathedral in England, the work is an uplifting prayer for peace with texts of Psalms sung in Hebrew. It's today's Midday Masterpiece.
Crocker Classical Concert Ticket Giveaway: French Connection, Natsuki Fukasawa And Igor VeliganMay 15, 2015 | Kent TeetersEnter for your chance to win tickets to see pianist Natsuki Fukasawa and violinist Igor Veligan perform works by Franck and Ravel as part of the Crocker Classical Concert series.
Lang Lang Live At The Met MuseumMay 14, 2015Watch the piano sensation play seasonal music by Tchaikovsky and scherzos by Chopin in conjunction with the Metropolitan's new exhibit China: Through the Looking Glass.
Ticket Giveaway - Andrea BocelliMay 12, 2015 | Cale WigginsWhat do Andrea Bocelli and Bob Marley have in common? Classical host Cale Wiggins has the answer. He also explains why seeing Bocelli in concert can be a transfixing experience.
Eclectic3-D Printers Bring Historic Instruments Back To The FutureMay 5, 2015You just can't stick a modern mouthpiece on an antique saxophone and get the right sound. The answer could be in the lab.
Roomful Of Teeth: A Vocal Group That's 'A Band, Not A Choir'May 5, 2015On the eclectic group's new album, Render, eight distinct voices assemble in a way that's hardly choral, according to artistic director Brad Wells and founding member Caroline Shaw.
How The Met Opera's Chorus Master Gets 150 To Sound Like OneApril 23, 2015Donald Palumbo is the Metropolitan Opera's chorus master. He tells Fresh Air about "stagger breathing," how singers protect their voices and how he never had formal training.
In 'Song Of Lahore,' A Race To Revive Pakistani Classical MusicApril 20, 2015In 1977, classical music virtually died in Pakistan when the government decried music and film. Seven musicians are working to bring the art back, and a film premiering Saturday documents their quest.
Violinist Hilary Hahn Talks About Working With 27 Different Composers On Recent Encore ProjectApril 15, 2015 | Melody StoneSuperstar violinist, Hilary Hahn, talks about interpreting works by 27 different composers and choosing projects that interest her. She'll be performing work from her Encore project on April 17 at Sacramento State.
Philip Glass On Legacy: 'The Future ... It's All Around Us'April 8, 2015For the composer, life is how the past and the future connect. Glass' new memoir, Words Without Music, looks back on his childhood, travels through Asia and when his music provoked violence.
Violinist Hilary Hahn Remembers Her Earliest InfluencesApril 8, 2015The internationally celebrated soloist convinced violinist Klara Berkovich to teach her when she was just five years old. Student and teacher join NPR's Arun Rath to reflect on their relationship.