Classical Voyages: Mexico City
Join us on a musical exploration of Mexico City! From opera arias and orchestral powerhouses to mariachi anthems and and virtuosic guitar compositions, we explore into some of the greatest works to premiere, originate, or take inspiration from Mexico's gorgeous and exciting capital city! Mexico City is a rich center for music of all kinds — hear works by Manuel ...
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Plácido Domingo feted at Met Opera for his 50th anniversary
After portraying dozens of characters over a half-century on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera House, Plácido Domingo got emotional being himself.
Quiz: Match the Composer to Their Favorite Food
Some composers ate to live, others lived to eat. Can you match the composer to his favorite food?
Playlist: Leonard Slatkin’s 10 Forgotten American Masterpieces
Many composers and pieces were received enthusiastically upon their premiere, only to have been forgotten or overlooked years later. Esteemed conductor Leonard Slatkin shares 10 forgotten works that deserve greater recognition.
Concert pianist, Marian Anderson protege Burton-Lyles dies
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Blanche Burton-Lyles, a concert pianist who was mentored by pioneering opera singer Marian Anderson, has died. She was 85. Burton-Lyles died of heart failure Monday at a rehabilitation center, according to Slater Funeral Home in Philadelphia. Burton-Lyles was born and raised in Philadelphia. She learned how to play classical piano at the age of 3. Burton-Lyles was ...
Playlist: 10 Latvian Composers You Should Know
Andris Nelsons, Mariss Jansons, Kristine Opolais: when we think of classical music in Latvia, most are either conductors or musicians. But Latvia also has an abundance of composers whose works you will want to hear.
Composer Lalo Schifrin says Oscar is an ‘amazing honor’
In over 50 years of work, he’s also racked up six Academy Award nominations — five for original score and one for original song — but has gone home empty-handed every time.
How Violinist Rachel Barton Pine Is Working To #ExpandTheCanon
In addition to the acclaim she has won for her interpretations of music by well-known composers like Bach, Handel, and Paganini, Rachel Barton Pine has long sought to include underrepresented composers in her repertoire.
Meet the pianist and statesman who helped secure Poland’s independence
Few other star concert pianists can boast that they fought for — and helped win — their country’s independence.
VIDEO | Aaron Copland appears on WTTW’s “John Callaway Interviews” in 1981
Enjoy this engaging two-part conversation between American composer Aaron Copland and John Calloway! This program of "John Calloway Interviews" aired on WFMT's sister station, WTTW, on September 14, 1981. Copland discusses his introduction to music, his forays into composing Hollywood scores, his relationship with critics, and more in this hourlong interview.
‘Weird Al’ Yankovic to Make Ravinia Festival Debut in July 2019
Yankovic stops in the Chicago area on a new tour that features a full orchestra.
