NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with actor Kelvin Harrison Jr. about starring in the 2022 movie Chevalier, which tells the forgotten story of Joseph Bologne, a Black composer and violinist of the 1700s.


'Chevalier' tells the forgotten story of a Black composer in the 1700s

On a new album, the classical stars revisit the concerto Williams composed specifically for Ma, as well as some of Williams' most affecting film scores.


Composer John Williams and cellist Yo-Yo Ma bring together 'A Gathering of Friends'

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with rising opera star and break dancer Jakub Jozef Orlinski, whose new album "Farewells" is a collection of Polish opera classics, little known to the rest of the world.


Jakub Orlinski, the breakdancing countertenor, explores his Polish roots

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with gospel artist Pastor T.L. Barrett, Jr., whose collected work was recently reissued in a box set called I Shall Wear a Crown.


Pastor T.L. Barrett's Five Decades Spent As A Current For Our Sails

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with cellist Yo-Yo Ma about his reunion with Chris Thile, Edgar Meyer and Stuart Duncan and their new upcoming album, Not Our First Goat Rodeo.


Yo-Yo Ma: Goats, rodeos and the power of music

Sir John Eliot Gardiner conducts all nine symphonies this year. He spoke about the surprisingly political side of Beethoven's music with All Things Considered.


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