The famed Frenchman brings all his elegance and colorful playing to music by Ravel, Brahms and Villa-Lobos.
I got to the Pepsico Recital Hall early one morning this week, when the day’s first competitors were still warming their fingers in nearby practice rooms. Cliburn staff were trickling into the building, all surpirsingly cheery, despite just leaving this place about 9 hours ago. The reason for my early arrival, my secret mission, was... Read more »
WRR's Emilio Alvarez checks in with three pianists who hope to make the cut at auditions for the prestigious competition.
“Go big or go home” was one of Bruce Wood’s favorite expressions, and the Bruce Wood Dance company is honoring his legacy with their upcoming Texas-inspired gala concert. In this feature with WRR’s Amy Bishop, BWD Artistic Director Joy Bollinger gives a sneak peek into a night that’ll include dancing, live music, rhinestones galore, and... Read more »
Organist and composer Zvony Nagy describes the Stained Glass Vespers series at Dallas’ King of Glory Lutheran Church as an intersection of fine arts within a spiritual, contemplative space. In this feature with WRR’s Amy Bishop, Nagy talks about an upcoming event at the church, where he’ll provide organ improvisations on the narration of “The... Read more »
WRR's Emilio Alvarez is taking in the auditions for the Cliburn Internationl PIano Competition. Join him Tuesday at TCU. It's free.
The 88-year-old composer, who talks as fast as the interlocking phrases of his music, looks back on crucial moments in a career that moved minimalism into the mainstream.
The Dallas Bach Society presents their Baroque-Carnatic Connection Concert at the Moody Performance Hall on March 16, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. It will also include dancers from the New York Baroque Dance Company and the Silambam Houston Dance Company. WRR’s Kurt Rongey got a chance to talk with James Richman about this unique collaboration.
One of the first modern women composers to reach international acclaim, Gubaidulina wrote bold music, inspired by Eastern and Western philosophies, and the joy of sound itself.
It’s not every day that Dallas audiences have the chance to see the Santa Fe Desert Chorale perform in North Texas – and it’s even more rare to hear them paired with the Orpheus Chamber Singers for a concert. In this feature with WRR’s Amy Bishop, Artistic Directors Joshua Habermann and J.D. Burnett talk about... Read more »
“For me, there’s actually a bit of an emotional attachment to it, because the very first concert I ever conducted with the Dallas Winds as a guest 32 years ago was a concert called ‘Marches in March.’ So, in a way, it’s coming full circle here,” says Jerry Junkin, Artistic Director for Dallas Winds. They’re... Read more »
