March 20, 2025 by Anne Bothwell
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 »
March 19, 2025 by Emilio Alvarez
WRR’s Emilio Alvarez checks in with three pianists who hope to make the cut at auditions for the prestigious competition.
March 17, 2025 by Emilio Alvarez
WRR’s Emilio Alvarez is taking in the auditions for the Cliburn Internationl PIano Competition. Join him Tuesday at TCU. It’s free.
January 21, 2025 by Amy Bishop
“This is one of my favorite pieces – not only of the oboe repertoire, but in the classical music repertoire in general,” says Erin Hannigan, Principal Oboe with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, referencing Strauss’ Oboe Concerto. She’ll be in the spotlight as soloist with the DSO to perform the work Jan. 23-26, 2025 and chats… Read more »
November 1, 2024 by Amy Bishop
WRR’s Kurt Rongey spoke to conductor JoAnn Falletta about the Award of Excellence she’s being presented with at the Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s Women in Classical Music Symposium. She discusses gender representation on the podium and among composers, her success in bringing the Buffalo Philharmonic to higher performance levels than ever before, and a Career Advancement… Read more »
October 24, 2024 by Therese Powell
The spookiest time of the year is just around the corner. Get in the spirit of the season with a ghoulish play, a ghostly tour or a concert by candlelight.
October 11, 2024 by Therese Powell
Exhibitions, festivals and even ballet performances are among the many Día de los Muertos events happening around North Texas.
September 18, 2024 by Therese Powell
Enjoy beer, oompah music, chicken dances and lots of German tradition at these fall festivals.
September 17, 2024 by Amy Bishop
“We have thirty artists over those six programs who hail from ten different countries….I wish that our world leaders could get along as well as the musicians of the world, who just want to make beautiful music together,” says Philip Lewis, founder and Artistic Director of Chamber Music International. In this feature with WRR’s Amy… Read more »
September 16, 2024 by Amy Bishop
The assassination of Julius Caesar was more than two thousand years ago, but it resonates more than ever today. In this podcast, WRR’s Amy Bishop discusses the story of Caesar with actor T.A. Taylor, who stars in Shakespeare Dallas’ production of Shakespeare’s theatrical retelling of the historical event.
