In this week’s New Classical Tracks, Frederic Hand, the official guitarist for the Metropolitan Opera, tells amazing stories and celebrates an outstanding 40-year career with his latest recording, “Across Time.”
On Friday, July 29, Yue Bao, assistant conductor of the Houston Symphony, examined the role of destiny as she led the Minnesota Orchestra, alongside soprano Jessica Rivera, in works by Giuseppe Verdi, Richard Strauss and Ludwig van Beethoven. Listen to the concert now!
This week’s episode of Saturday Cinema, with host Lynne Warfel, features YOUR requests including some really interesting and lesser heard film music from ‘Kikujiro’ and ‘Princess Mononoke.’ Listen now!
A family of Afghan musicians in the U.S. wants to raise awareness about their plight.
Composer Timo Andres is inspired by music from Brahms to Radiohead.
In this week’s New Classical Tracks, cellist Ani and pianist Marta Aznavoorian celebrate the sounds of their ancestral homeland on their debut album, Gems From Armenia.
Cousins struggle with debts and may have to sell property long held by their family in a work created by former poet laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy K. Smith and composer Gregory Spears.
NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with composer Rhiannon Giddens about the Silkroad Ensemble. A couple of years ago she replaced famed cellist Yo-Yo Ma as the creative director of the ensemble.
Bob Rafelson, who became an influential figure in the New Hollywood era of the 1970s, died on Saturday at his home in Aspen, Colo. He was 89. ‘Five Easy Pieces,’ one of his best known works, tells the story of a once-brilliant classical pianist who's been knocking around as a rough-mannered oil-rigger, but is caught up short by the news that his father is dying.
This week’s episode of Saturday Cinema, with guest host Bill Morelock, features composers who supplied the music foundation for those suspenseful Hitchcock scenes. Not just Herrmann! Listen now!
