Sacramento Philharmonic and Opera fills long awaited Principal Conductor roleThe 2023-24 season continues with a new leader at the baton, and one that is no stranger to Sacramento. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Composer John Williams and cellist Yo-Yo Ma bring together 'A Gathering of Friends'May 24, 2022On a new album, the classical stars revisit the concerto Williams composed specifically for Ma, as well as some of Williams' most affecting film scores.
Meet Raven Chacon, the first indigenous person to win the Pulitzer Prize for musicMay 11, 2022A composer, performer and installation artist from the Navajo Nation, Chacon's winning piece, Voiceless Mass, was composed for a chamber orchestra and a specific Milwaukee pipe organ.
Classical Woman of the Year Lara Downes seeks to engage new audiencesMay 5, 2022 | Kevin DohertySacramento pianist Lara Downes is hoping to inspire new audiences for classical music with her inclusive approach to programming.
Can classical music really be inclusive? Composer Jessie Montgomery thinks soMay 1, 2022With orchestras clamoring for her work, the rising artist feels a responsibility and opportunity to help reframe classical music and the institutions that present it.
Send us your CapRadio Music Haikus for National Poetry MonthApril 13, 2022National Haiku Day is right around the corner and we want you to get creative by showing your love for classical music and jazz in haiku form.
Pianist Simone Dinnerstein finds beauty in repetitionMarch 18, 2022 | Jennifer ReasonSimone Dinnerstein completes her pandemic trilogy with her newest album, “Undersong.” The project delves into her moods and feelings during the pandemic, even capturing some of the intimate sounds of home on the record.
CapRadio joins classical music stations across the world in a call for peaceMarch 10, 2022On Thursday, March 10, classical music stations around the world will broadcast all or a portion of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 in a unified call for peace.
Catalyst Quartet continues its 'Uncovered' series with composer Florence PriceMarch 4, 2022Violist Paul Laraia of the Catalyst Quartet speaks about the group’s continuation of its series of recordings commemorating historically important Black composers with its latest album, ‘Uncovered, Vol. 2: Florence B. Price.’
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Conductor JoAnn Falletta shares her feelings about the pandemicFebruary 2, 2022In this week’s New Classical Tracks, JoAnn Falletta, music director of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, shares which works the ensemble enjoyed performing during the pandemic in its new album, ‘Light in a Time of Darkness.’