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
Songs We Love: Florence Price, 'Violin Concerto No. 2'April 6, 2018Florence Beatrice Price was born on April 9, 1887. We're celebrating the birthday of the first African-American woman to have her work performed by a major symphony by featuring her 2nd Violin Concerto at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezSound Advice: Classical Concerts Preview With Jeff HudsonMarch 1, 2018 | Cody DrabbleJeff Hudson recommends classical concerts in the region for this week's Sound Advice.
Insight MusicPianist Lara Downes Honors Legacy Of Bernstein On 'For Lenny'February 23, 2018 | Cody DrabbleClassical pianist Lara Downes released “For Lenny” in the centennial year of Leonard Bernstein’s birth. She performs classics and lost gems from the Bernstein catalog live in the Insight studio.
Oscar-Nominated Composer Jóhann Jóhannsson Dies At 48February 12, 2018The renowned film composer, who scored Arrival and The Theory of Everything, died Friday in Berlin, Germany.
Songs We Love: Florence Price, 'Violin Concerto No. 2'February 12, 2018Like her violin concertos, which were recently rediscovered in an abandoned house, Florence Price's undervalued reputation is undergoing some richly deserved restoration.
Acclaimed Choir Conductor Is Happy To Produce 'Amateur' SingersFebruary 6, 2018 | Kevin DohertyDr. Anton Armstrong and the St. Olaf Choir continue their tour of the West Coast Tuesday night at the Mondavi Center in Davis. Recognized for their annual Christmas Festival, this amateur choir performs at a professional level.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezViolinist Kerson Leong Previews Stockton Symphony ConcertJanuary 24, 2018 | Jen PicardViolinist Kerson Leong previews a show with the Stockton Symphony.
Chamber Group Gets Personal In Grass ValleyJanuary 19, 2018 | Kevin DohertyWu Han is the co-artistic director of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Though CMS is the largest organization of its kind in North America, the essence of chamber music remains intimate and personal for this accomplished pianist.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezCellist Amit Peled Returns To Auburn SymphonyJanuary 17, 2018Famed Israeli cellist will perform Shostakovich's Cello Concerto No. 1 this weekend
Insight With Vicki GonzalezSound Advice: Jeff Hudson Previews Classical ConcertsJanuary 4, 2018 | Jeff Hudson | Cody DrabbleJeff Hudson's Sound Advice previews upcoming classical concerts across the region in January and February.
