New Releases Nov. 4: Women’s Voices
Karina Canellakis continues her collaboration with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Ensemble Altera's arranges Christmas music for women's voices, and more.
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Playlist: 2021’s Top 9 Classical Christmas Albums
2021 was a tumultuous year for us all, but one thing we could count on was some great music.
Blues & Roots Artist Anne Harris on Alchemy, Music, and Improv
"I made a very concerted deal with myself that I wanted to take the instrument the route of improvisation in the idioms of American roots music, folk music, Americana, blues."
Chopin’s last piano gets its 19th-century features back
The last piano on which Frederic Chopin played and composed is being renovated by a U.S. expert who is giving it back its original mid-19th century characteristics.
Video: Mother-Son Duo Performs Schubert and Wieniawski Classics
Violinist Igor Pikayzen and pianist Tatyana Pikayzen perform two expressive, engaging fantasies.
Met Opera to present Blanchard’s ‘Champion’ in April 2023
The staging follows the success of the composer Terence Blanchard’s Fire Shut Up in My Bones on the opening night of this season.
Kennedy Center Honors back once more, Biden attends
Honorees include Motown Records creator Berry Gordy, opera singer Justino Diaz, and folk music legend Joni Mitchell.
Opera’s Newest Voice: Meet Debra Lew Harder, the New Host of the Met Broadcasts
After nearly two years, Metropolitan Opera live broadcasts are back. With their revival comes the arrival of a new host: Debra Lew Harder.
WFMT at 70: A Q&A with WFMT’s General Manager and Music Director
As we look back on WFMT's 70th birthday, we sit down with George Preston and Oliver Camacho to discuss the commemorative celebration and their plans to kickstart the next 70 years of WFMT.
Nézet-Séguin to take 4 weeks off from conducting
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, music director of the Metropolitan Opera and the Philadelphia Orchestra, is taking a four-week sabbatical from conducting after a busy autumn and ahead of a challenging second half of the season.
Towering Musical Theater Master Stephen Sondheim Dies at 91
Stephen Sondheim, the songwriter who reshaped the American musical theater in the second half of the 20th century, has died.
