Stories

Knight, Clooney, Grant feted at Kennedy Center Honors

Normally performers like U2 or Knight would be headlining such a show, but during the Kennedy Center event the honorees sit in the balcony and watch as their peers laud them and perform their works.

Stephen RaskauskasJanuary 15, 2018

Why Coretta Scott King Called Music Her “First Love” but Gave Her up Her Career as a Singer

Stephen RaskauskasJanuary 12, 2018

Was Frida Kahlo the ‘greatest love’ and Muse to This Iconic Lesbian Chanteuse?

Associated PressJanuary 10, 2018

Charles Dutoit steps down early at Royal Philharmonic

conductor Jennifer Higdon in jeans, a black turtle neck, and black leather jacket standing in front of a simple mural of four colors: red, orange, yellow, and beige.

Higdon opera for Philadelphia to have 3 different endings

Associated PressFebruary 27, 2020

The opera is a fictionalized account inspired by the theft of seven artworks from a museum in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

5 Questions with Marin Alsop [Video]

Keegan MorrisFebruary 26, 2020

"I think that art needs to serve the public... not just to be comforting and familiar, but to push the envelope," declares Marin Alsop.

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In the Age of Earbuds, Is Vinyl the Answer to Better Listening?

Kerry FrumkinJanuary 3, 2018

Hearing is not the same as listening, and WFMT's Kerry Frumkin suggests that in the digital age, vinyl might help us listen better.

Video: The Vienna Boys’ Choir Shares Holiday Classics in the WFMT Studios

Stephen RaskauskasDecember 29, 2017

The celebrated Vienna Boys' Choir stopped by the WFMT studios during a tour across the United States to spread some holiday cheer.

The Top 12 Classical Recordings of 2017

Lisa FlynnDecember 28, 2017

Each day of the year, Lisa Flynn shares her favorite New Releases with music lovers around the world. Here are her 12 favorite classical recordings of 2017.

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