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 GonzalezViolinist Joe Kye And Rapper Jason Chu Combine Musical Talents For Original SoundOctober 19, 2016Violinist Joe Kye and Jason Chu join Insight to perform music and talk about their previous performance at the Mondavi Center with Science Friday's Ira Flatow.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezDavis-Based Pianist Lara Downes Releases New AlbumOctober 17, 2016A 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.
Piano Prodigy Ray Ushikubo, A Talented Teenager With An Old SoulOctober 14, 2016 | Kevin Doherty15-year-old pianist Ray Ushikubo has performed with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and on stage at Carnegie Hall. He performed with the Modesto Symphony Orchestra at the Gallo Center for the Arts last weekend.
Violinist Daniel Hope Joins Up With New Century Chamber OrchestraOctober 12, 2016 | Kevin DohertyThe San Francisco-based New Century Chamber Orchestra announced yesterday that they have named internationally acclaimed violinist Daniel Hope to the position of “Artistic Partner” beginning next Fall.
Steve Reich At 80: The Phases Of A Lifetime In MusicOctober 10, 2016He's been a hero to musicians from Brian Eno and David Bowie to Radiohead and The National. Now entering his ninth decade, American composer Steve Reich is always looking ahead.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezCellist James Jaffe To Play With Auburn Symphony For Weekend ConcertOctober 10, 2016Cellist James Jaffe plays with the Auburn Symphony this weekend but before he does, he will preview some of his music live on Insight.
Despite Busy Concert Schedule Violinist Karen Gomyo Finds Time To TangoOctober 7, 2016 | Kevin DohertyLife as a touring classical soloist has its rewards and challenges, something violinist Karen Gomyo knows first-hand. Gomyo has appeared with top orchestras around the world. This Saturday she performs with the Sacramento Philharmonic and Opera.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezDiary Readings And Music From The Schumann CoupleOctober 6, 2016This week’s Sound Advice takes us into the world of two classical music composers, Robert and Clara Schumann. Morning Edition and Classical host Donna Apidone performs readings from the couple's diaries.
Neville Marriner, Who Recorded The Beloved Soundtrack to 'Amadeus,' Has DiedOctober 3, 2016The entrepreneurial conductor and violinist who made hundreds of recordings died Sunday at age 92.
Joshua Bell & Jeremy Denk: Tiny Desk ConcertSeptember 30, 2016Two A-list classical artists work up a sweat as they revel in the tender and turbulent music of Brahms and Schumann.
