Local Artist Feature May 29, 2026: Pulitzer Prize Winner for Music This Year Happens to be LocalWhat a month: Gabriela Lena Frank was named Musical America’s Composer of the Year. Her opera about Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera is being performed at the Met. And earlier this month she won the Pulitzer Prize for Music. Wow! Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Local Artist Feature May 22nd, 2026: From the New York Philharmonic to Founding the Chamber Music Society of Sacramento
Ear To Ear: Here’s What CapRadio’s Classical Hosts Are Loving This OctoberOctober 1, 2019 | Kevin Doherty | Jennifer Reason | Victor FormanOur classical music hosts are your tastemakers on the air, but this monthly playlist will give you a peek into their minds (and ears) with some of their favorite pieces.
Opera Singer Jessye Norman Dies At 74September 30, 2019Norman was one of the leading African American opera figures in a time when there were fewer than now. The soprano won four Grammys and the National Medal of Arts.
Met Opera Faces 'One More Catastrophic Crisis' As Employees Must Work With DomingoSeptember 20, 2019One of opera's most popular and bankable stars is scheduled to sing at New York's famed opera house next week. But a number of Met employees say that they find the situation untenable.
Why Is American Classical Music So White?September 20, 2019Early American composers could have shaken off their European sound and mined the rich trove of African American music. They didn't. And one historian believes we're worse off because of it.
New Classical Tracks: Yolanda Kondonassis Premieres New Harp Concerto By Jennifer Higdon In 'American Rapture'September 11, 2019Harpist Yolanda Kondonassis and conductor Ward Stare share insights into their new album 'American Rapture,' which features the world premiere of a new harp concerto by Jennifer Higdon.
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra And Musicians Continue To Clash As New Season ApproachesSeptember 10, 2019After nearly a year, the 103-year-old orchestra's musicians and management are still at odds over a new contract. Its new season is scheduled to begin on Saturday.
Report: 11 More Women Accuse Plácido Domingo Of Sexual MisconductSeptember 5, 2019Since August, 20 women have made allegations against the highly influential opera star via reports published by The Associated Press. A spokesperson for Domingo disputed the report.
New Classical Tracks: 'Mighty Boutique Orchestra' Celebrates Diverse Women Composers In 'Project W'September 4, 2019The Chicago Sinfonietta is celebrating its 30th anniversary season with a new album featuring world-premiere recordings of newly commissioned works by Jennifer Higdon, Clarice Assad, Jessie Montgomery and Reena Esmail.
Ear To Ear: Here’s What CapRadio’s Classical Hosts Are Loving This SeptemberSeptember 3, 2019 | Jennifer Reason | Kevin Doherty | Victor FormanOur classical music hosts are your tastemakers on the air, but this monthly playlist will give you a peek into their minds (and ears) with some of their favorite pieces, featuring the charango, baroque classics and new releases.
New Album From Lara Downes Captures Classical Music's Greatest Love StoryAugust 30, 2019 | Kevin DohertyLara Downes's new album isn't just about the composer and pianist Clara Schumann's bicentennial, but also how she and her husband Robert Schumann truly needed each other in order to accomplish enormous feats.
