Category: NPR Music: Classical

British writer and comic book author Neil Gaiman launches first studio music album with Australia’s FourPlay String Quartet.

With a who’s who of forward-thinking guitarists, Bill Orcutt brings his ecstatic minimalism to the Tiny Desk.

Gathering music, new and old, from around the world, the thoughtful pianist finds the core of humanity amid the chaos.

Apple recently launched a standalone streaming service for classical music exploration, including guided playlists, exclusive content and detailed metadata. Does Apple Music Classical deliver?

Hear an excerpt from the most fantastical and kaleidoscopic orchestral works of our time.

With a piano draped in spring flowers, Lara Downes plays a smart set of music, new and old, that offers the power of renewal.

Let the new music sextet yMusic serenade you with a light-as-air track from a forthcoming album.

National Symphony Orchestra Music Director Gianandrea Noseda is reshaping the ensemble’s sound with the help of 17th and 18th century instruments he purchased secretly.

The five-time Grammy winner has mounted two operas at the Metropolitan Opera, which until 2021 had never staged a work by a Black composer. Hear him discuss the future of opera with Lara Downes.

Terence Blanchard made history last season when his opera Fire Shut Up in My Bones was the first work by a Black composer staged by the Metropolitan Opera. And the Met has asked for more.