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
Korean Virtuoso Yoonie Han Showcases Spanish Connection On New CDFebruary 17, 2017 | Kevin DohertySacramento State's annual piano series will feature Korean virtuoso Yoonie Han on Saturday night. Ms. Han is celebrating the release of her new recording of a suite by composer Enrique Granados, which was inspired by Spanish painter Francisco Goya.
Acclaimed Classical Conductor Features Old And New Side By SideFebruary 16, 2017 | Kevin DohertyConductor Dennis Russell Davies has spent much of his career performing works by living composers like Philip Glass. Last Friday, Davies and the Bruckner Orchester Linz performed the West Coast premiere of Glass' Symphony No. 11 in Davis.
Laurel Zucker's New Album Draws Inspiration From All CornersFebruary 10, 2017 | Kevin DohertySacramento State professor and flutist Laurel Zucker is a world-renowned performer, a prolific composer, and she even owns her own record label. Zucker has just released a new CD titled Lyrical Sonatas for Flute and Guitar.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezSound Advice On Classical Music With Afternoon Host Cale WigginsFebruary 9, 2017CapRadio's Afternoon Classical Host Cale Wiggins features artists including Chopin and Andrew York in this week's Sound Advice.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezSac State Professor Previews Upcoming New Millennium Series January 26, 2017Sacramento State music professor Andrew Luchansky joins Insight to preview the New Millennium Series on campus starting Feb. 1
Insight With Vicki GonzalezRerun: Lara Downe Previews Album 'Let America Be America Again'January 13, 2017A new solo album to be released later this month by Davis-based pianist Lara Downes, takes inspiration from the Langston Hughes poem “Let America Be America Again.” Downes previews music from the album and explains where she conceived the album.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezClassical Sound Advice Features Tchaikovsky And ShostakovichJanuary 12, 2017Morning Classical Host Kevin Doherty hosts this week's Sound Advice, bringing recommendations from Tchaikovsky, Batiashvili, Barenboim and Staatskapelle Berlin.
Meet The Producer Who Runs Her Opera Empire From A 2-Bedroom ApartmentJanuary 11, 2017Beth Morrison is not your typical moneyed arts patron — but over the past decade, she's managed to gather the funding and venue support to produce works by some of today's most innovative composers.
Georges Prêtre, A Conductor With A 70-Year Career, Dies At 92January 5, 2017The veteran musician specialized in French repertoire and collaborated with some of the world's most famous opera singers, including Maria Callas.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezJeff Hudson Hosts Dvorak-Themed Sound AdviceJanuary 5, 2017Arts and Theater Critic Jeff Hudson joins us for this week's Sound Advice for an update on the concerts to come during winter.
