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Lin-Manuel Miranda launches R.I.S.E. Network to improve diversity on Broadway

A 2021 report on diversity in Broadway teams showed that 100% of general managers and 94% of the producers were white. White actors were cast in 80% of the lead roles in musicals and 90% of the lead roles in plays.

Violinist Rachel Barton Pine (Photo: Lisa-Marie Mazzucco)

Michael San GabinoNovember 15, 2018

How Violinist Rachel Barton Pine Is Working To #ExpandTheCanon

Ignacy Jan Paderewski addresses a crowd (Source: Library of Congress)

Keegan MorrisNovember 14, 2018

Meet the pianist and statesman who helped secure Poland’s independence

Aaron Copland appeared on "John Callaway Interviews" on WTTW on September 14, 1981.

Keegan MorrisNovember 14, 2018

VIDEO | Aaron Copland appears on WTTW’s “John Callaway Interviews” in 1981

Silkroad’s new face: Grammy-winning artist Rhiannon Giddens

Associated PressJuly 28, 2020

Grammy-winning folk singer and instrumentalist Rhiannon Giddens takes the baton from renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma, who founded the group two decades ago.

La Scala announces fall season as cultural life resumes

Associated PressJuly 27, 2020

On Monday, the famed opera house announced a fall program of concerts and ballets aimed as a signal of confidence that European cultural life can resume in full following the coronavirus lockdowns.

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Playlist: Classical Saxophone Music You Need to Hear

Michael San GabinoNovember 6, 2018

hough it seems like we can only count on our hands the number of times we see the saxophone in the concert hall, the instrument does have a robust and diverse classical repertoire.

Nico Muhly scores with second commission from Met

Associated PressNovember 6, 2018

NEW YORK (AP) — Ten years ago at age 27, Nico Muhly became the youngest composer ever to have a piece commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera. “It was completely terrifying,” Muhly said of the offer from Met general manager Peter Gelb to write “Two Boys” for America’s leading opera house. As with any commission he gets, he said, “It’s not ...

In His Return, Daniel Barenboim Reflects on What Chicago Has Meant to His Career

Keegan MorrisNovember 5, 2018

“In 1970, I was many things, but not an experienced conductor,” admitted Daniel Barenboim, acknowledging that being selected to conduct the CSO at that time was therefore "an event of shattering importance."

Afternoon Music with Candice Agree