Category: NPR Music: Classical

The intrepid violinist undertakes some of the most challenging solo violin music, marking the centenary of its creation by composer Eugéne Ysaÿe.

Octavia Butler’s novel Parable of the Sower — depicting a dystopian U.S. in 2024 — was published 30 years ago. Toshi Reagon’s new musical retelling explores the web of past, present and future.

The widely acclaimed pianist serves up nearly 200-year-old music by Chopin mixed with a contemporary work that looks back in time.

The composer, in a new collaboration with the Grammy-winning choir The Crossing, uses the words of Jeff Bezos and William Penn to explore connections among farming, colonialism and capitalism.

The band’s sophomore album, Earthdrawn Skies, connects the dots in wildly diverse music spanning eight centuries.

The 14-piece Los Angeles-based ensemble’s performance of music by Julius Eastman is nothing less than an exuberant house party unto itself.

Hear the outstanding vocalist, songwriter and activist in a supercharged performance that spotlights a crisis for Indigenous kids.

ÁTTA, the band’s first album in 10 years sports an orchestra of strings, high-flying vocalism and its signature bittersweet melodies.

Vikings were ruthless warriors, but also preserved art. This has inspired a new album of Lullabies for Piano and Cello from composer Gabríel Ólafs.

Composer Robert Beaser has been fired from the renowned performing arts conservatory after an independent investigation found that he had broken Juilliard policies and “misrepresented facts.”