Category: NPR Music: Classical

Nokuthula Ngwenyama’s Flow is on a 13-city tour of performances by the celebrated Takács Quartet.

Nokuthula Ngwenyama’s Flow is on a 13-city tour of performances by the celebrated Takács Quartet.

The band’s unique sound, driven by its peculiar blend of trumpet, winds and strings, seems like a compelling soundtrack for an age when music genres are becoming increasingly arbitrary.

In his new biopic Maestro, Cooper was determined not to imitate the legendary Leonard Bernstein. Instead, the actor worked with conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin to find his own rhythm.

Discover a broad spectrum of this year’s most compelling classical music, from symphonic hell rides and soaring voices to searing string quartets, cathartic choirs and one amazing comeback.

From the storied Blue Note club in New York, the five-time Grammy-winner talks about the diverse audiences his eclectic music attracts and how he’s reshaping the idea of musical genres.

The album’s not dead! Want proof? NPR Music’s list of the best albums of 2023 features masterworks by veterans, newcomers, iconoclasts and at least one supergroup.

British composer Martin Phipps discusses how he used an 1808 French piano that once belonged to Napoleon in the score for Ridley Scott’s biopic of the one-time emperor.

British composer Martin Phipps discusses how he used an 1808 French piano that once belonged to Napoleon in the score for Ridley Scott’s biopic of the one-time emperor.

One hundred years after her birth, Maria Callas still commands attention in the world of opera, which she forever altered with her singular, searing performances.