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
Insight With Vicki GonzalezPianist Konstantin Soukhovetski Performs Ahead Of Auburn ShowMay 10, 2018 | Jen PicardWorld-renowned concert pianist returns for sixth time to perform Rachmaninoff with the Auburn Symphony.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezSound Advice: Classical Music Concert Preview With Arts Reporter Jeff HudsonMay 10, 2018 | Cody Drabble | Jeff HudsonCapRadio contributing arts reporter Jeff Hudson previews classical concerts for Sound Advice.
New Classical Tracks: Norman Krieger Climbs Musical Mountains With London Symphony OrchestraMay 9, 2018Pianist Norman Krieger partners with the London Symphony Orchestra and conductor Philip Ryan Mann for Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 2. The formidable concerto is paired with the composer's Piano Sonata No. 1 on a new CD.
Tchaikovsky Vs. Brahms: The Storm Before the CalmMay 4, 2018 | Stephen PeithmanWhile Tchaikovsky and Brahms share the same birthday — May 7 — the two composers had little else in common.
New Classical Tracks: Kantorei Explores Music Of Arnesen In 'Infinity'May 2, 2018In their new release 'Infinity,' Denver vocal ensemble Kantorei and conductor Joel Rinsema explore the music of Kim Andre Arnesen.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezYoung Artists Competition Showcases Up-And-Coming TalentApril 26, 2018The Mondavi Center is hosting the Young Artists Competition in late April.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezGreek Classical Guitarist Makes Her Sacramento DebutApril 19, 2018Eleftheria Kotzia has performed all around the world. Her first stop in Sacramento includes classes and a concert at the Sofia.
Boston Pops Fêtes Former Leader, Legendary Composer John Williams In Davis ConcertApril 17, 2018 | Kevin DohertyWhile most people think of Star Wars when they think of John Williams, the Academy Award-winning composer also served as conductor of the Boston Pops in the '80s and early '90s. Conductor Keith Lockhart and the Pops salute Williams Thursday in Davis.
See What You HeardApril 16, 2018For those times when you didn't quite catch the name of the composer, the work, or the performers after hearing a piece you really enjoyed on CapRadio.
A New Song Cycle Contemplates BlacknessApril 16, 2018A collaboration between three prominent artistic voices — singer Lawrence Brownlee, composer Tyshawn Sorey and poet Terrance Hayes — examines what it means to be a black man in America today.
