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NPR's Michel Martin speaks to Robert Battle, artistic director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, about the company's 2023 tour, which explores themes of love and joy.

Teresita Gómez learned piano in secret at the exclusive fine arts school where her parents worked. She's now a celebrated classical pianist and a longtime promoter of music by Colombian composers.

Join Saturday Cinema host Lynne Warfel as she continues her Oscars deep dive, focusing on winners from the ‘70s and ‘80s. It was a major shift in filmmaking with the arrival of Steven Spielberg, Star Wars, John Williams, The Godfather, Jerry Goldsmith, John Barry and more. Randy Haberkamp, executive vice president of the Library Archives and Sci Tech for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, is back to talk all things cinema.

On this episode of Friday Favorites, for Feb. 17, 2023, host Steve Staruch plays requests for chamber music, Laureen requests music by the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Orchestra and Robby in Maryland shares his YourClassical story.

Jean Johnson met her future husband in a high school choir room, but 20 years would pass until they had the chance to sing together again.

Composer Ulysses Kay dedicated his life to music. With more than 140 works representing the various genres of classical music, Kay should be a household name. Find out more in the latest episode of the 'Rhapsody in Black' podcast.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Mark O'Connor about his memoir, ‘Crossing Bridges,’ on his journey from multi-instrumentalist child prodigy to solo artist composing and performing on world stages.

In this week’s New Classical Tracks, Norwegian violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing offers a glimpse of her homeland’s fragile beauty through the music of contemporary and traditional composers on her latest album, ‘Arctic.’

Russian-born violinist Nataly Merezhuk explores the history of jazz in the former Soviet Union in her new album: Jazz on Bones.

Not all classical music is soft and quaint.