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
Voces8 Take An Introspective Look At MusicJanuary 26, 2022Vocalist Katie Jeffries-Harris and Barnaby Smith of Voces8, talk about the introspective and expansive nature of their new album, Infinity.
Violinist Daniel Hope embarks on his most creative project to dateJanuary 19, 2022Violinist Daniel Hope used music as a lifeline during the pandemic. With an abundance of time, and a message in his heart, he embarked on his most creative project to date with his new album, Hope.
Clarinetist Anthony McGill and pianist Gloria Chien are 'Here With You'January 12, 2022In this week’s New Classical Tracks, clarinetist Anthony McGill and pianist Gloria Chien want to convey a message of togetherness in their first album together, ‘Here With You.’
Pianist Víkingur Ólafsson wants to change how we think about MozartJanuary 5, 2022In this week’s New Classical Tracks, pianist Víkingur Ólafsson wants to change they way we think about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in his new album, ‘Mozart and Contemporaries.’
The classical music we loved in 2021December 21, 2021 | Jennifer Reason | Mike Nelson | Victor FormanCapRadio's classical hosts share the music they loved from 2021.
Lute and Viola Da Gamba Duo Ronn McFarlane and Carolyn Surrick Celebrate the HolidaysDecember 15, 2021Ronn McFarlane and Carolyn Surrick, who are usually quite busy during the holidays, had the time and space to finally make music together. That special musical connection has just produced their second recording, ‘A Star in the East.’
The Knights celebrate the holiday season with a Christmas albumDecember 9, 2021In this week’s New Classical Tracks, conductor Eric Jacobsen and violinist Christina Courtin collaborate with their orchestra, the Knights, for the new album ‘Before Christmas.’
Stephen Sondheim, the Broadway legend, has died at 91November 26, 2021The celebrated composer-songwriter died on Friday. He had won several Tonys and Grammys, as well as an Oscar and Pulitzer, for musicals including West Side Story and Company.
Conductor John Jeter continues to celebrate the works of Florence PriceNovember 24, 2021Conductor John Jeter continues his series of recording the works of American composer Florence Prince in his new album with the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra.
In 'Eurydice,' Matthew Aucoin and Sarah Ruhl recast opera's foundational mythNovember 23, 2021Composer, conductor and MacArthur "genius" Mathew Aucoin just debuted his opera, 'Eurydice,' at the Met. The new work reinterprets an ancient, archetypal myth from the perspective of its namesake.
