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
EclecticHow Composer Daniel Hart Brought 'A Ghost Story' To LifeOctober 19, 2017Hart talks about the inspiration and challenges behind his stunning score for the deeply existential film A Ghost Story.
Artist Of The Week: Maurizio PolliniOctober 19, 2017 | Kevin Doherty“That boy plays better than any of us jurors!” So said the legendary pianist Arthur Rubinstein after hearing Maurizio Pollini play during the International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw in 1960.
Opera Director Yuval Sharon Awarded MacArthur 'Genius' GrantOctober 16, 2017The director's innovative production of Hopscotch, which unfolds across the city of Los Angeles, deploys over 125 performers, six composers and a fleet of limousines.
Artist Of The Week: Rachel Barton PineOctober 13, 2017 | Kevin DohertyRachel Barton Pine is one of the most sought after violinists in the world. What does that mean? It means that she is very, very busy. She is constantly travelling from place to place; balancing family life, a career, and a Foundation.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezRussian Guitar Virtuosos Perform Live In StudioOctober 6, 2017 | Chris RemingtonGrisha Goryachev and Yuri Liberzon are classically trained guitarists from Russia who’ve travelled the world playing a variety of styles. The Sacramento Guitar Society hosts them for a special concert this weekend.
Singing With New Lungs In 'The Encore'October 4, 2017NPR's Scott Simon talks with opera singer Charity Tillemann-Dick, whose new memoir chronicles her double lung transplant, her recovery and how it feels to sing with someone else's lungs.
Bill Murray And Jan Vogler Take Us To 'New Worlds' On Their New Theatrical AlbumOctober 3, 2017After the comedian and cellist met on a flight, the two struck up a friendship and decided to release an album on which Murray sings and reads American classics accompanied by a classical trio.
Jonas Kaufmann: A Tenor At The TopSeptember 28, 2017As the superstar tenor's voice grows deeper and darker with age, he's still able to float notes of pillowy softness on his new album devoted to French opera.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezNew Millennium Concert SeriesSeptember 28, 2017 | Chris RemingtonThe New Millennium Concert Series at Sacramento State has an earlier start this year with top tier classical musicians. Director Andy Luchansky stops by with details.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezPianist Alejandro Sabre To Perform Music Written By His GrandfatherSeptember 25, 2017 | Jen PicardPianist Alejandro Sabre performs live in studio before his concert at Gallo Center For The Arts.
