November 6, 2024 by Justin Bowers
Jennifer Koh is shaking up the long-established chamber music series at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. An example of that is her collaboration with pianist-composer Missy Mazzoli.
November 6, 2024 by Justin Bowers
Watch as Common and Aspen Music School students take the 1982 soft-rock hit and make something spontaneous, yet memorable.
November 6, 2024 by Justin Bowers
Over a career that lasted more than 30 years, Grammy-winner Adam Abeshouse made hundreds of records with some of classical music’s biggest stars.
November 6, 2024 by Justin Bowers
To mark the 150th anniversary of the maverick American composer’s birth, pianist Jeremy Denk releases an Ives tribute album that educates, delights and confounds.
November 6, 2024 by Justin Bowers
At last, the ambitious composer finds herself in the spotlight, with a Carnegie Hall residency and a sparkling new album featuring Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
November 5, 2024 by Amy Bishop
“We are going to transform Dallas City Hall, the J. Erik Jonsson Library, and the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention (Center) into an outside, open air exhibition of light, video, and sound-based art works,” explains Joshua King, co-founder and Executive Director of the Aurora Biennial – a one-night-only public art event involving light, sound, and video… 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 31, 2024 by Justin Bowers
Whether she’s singing in the world’s great opera houses, the White House or in prisons, the celebrated mezzo-soprano and U.S. Global Music Ambassador understands how music can move people.
October 30, 2024 by Amy Bishop
“The Amy Beach concerto is the newest love of my life,” says American classical pianist Anne-Marie McDermott, who will perform the piece with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra Nov. 1-3, 2024. In this feature with WRR’s Amy Bishop, McDermott explains why she has been quick to adore the piece.
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.
