Category: NPR Music: Classical

With help from a sisterhood of musicians, the Canadian singer-songwriter and activist has triumphed over trauma to become a distinguished figure on the Americana scene.

The thoughtful violinist makes a set of contemplative music, including a piece by Philip Glass, sing sweetly on her $16 million instrument.

In his work alongside bandmate Adam Wiltzie, McBride warped and wondered at new pathways for ambient music.

Absent from the recording studio for more than a decade, the restless musician has commissioned six composers for his new album.

The intrepid champion of new music turns her attention to female composers, offering a sampler of works by women across four centuries, including a favorite of Louis XIV and an Ethiopian nun.

With plenty of humor, the octogenarian talks about her far-reaching career — including why she fled the modernist school of composers — and some mysterious visitations from her dead heroes.

The opera star who once sang on stages around the world suddenly pleaded guilty to sexual assault on Friday. The assaulted man, singer Samuel Schultz, reflects on the experiences he has endured.

The Columbia University professor and New York Times columnist traces the intersecting lines of race and music in American history.

In their new book On Minimalism, musicologists William Robin and Kerry O’Brien capture the lesser-known stories of the musical movement and its development, era by era.

The pianist, who died last week, was an inspiration to a generation of Black and brown pianists who followed in his pioneering footsteps.