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
Musical siblings Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason debut their first duo albumNovember 17, 2021British pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason and her younger brother, Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason release their first duo album together, Muse
Interview: Colour of Music festival highlights Black classical musicians and composersNovember 11, 2021 | Vicki GonzalezThe music festival is in Sacramento through Nov. 13, bringing together classically trained Black musicians to perform songs from composers of African descent.
Artist Spotlight: Isata Kanneh-MasonNovember 6, 2021 | Jennifer ReasonThe eldest sibling of Britain’s first family of music makes a splash with her recent album, “Summertime.”
Pianist Seong-Jin Cho revisits Frédéric ChopinNovember 3, 2021Pianist Seong-Jin Cho won First Prize at the Warsaw International Chopin Competition in 2015 and had not performed Chopin since. He has decided to change that with his new album, Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2 • Scherzi.
Pianist Jeremy Denk revisits his favorite childhood composer, MozartOctober 27, 2021Pianist Jeremy Denk has aligned his childhood love of Mozart with his upcoming memoir, ‘Every Good Boy Does Fine’ and new album with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, ‘Mozart Piano Concertos.’
The Sacramento Philharmonic is looking forward to a season with live in-person performancesOctober 26, 2021 | Vicki Gonzalez | Megan ManataAfter nearly two years of people keeping their distance and missing out on live music performances, the Sacramento Philharmonic and Opera is planning to have more upcoming live performances in the next musical season.
Renowned conductor Bernard Haitink, beloved for his modesty, has died at age 92October 25, 2021The Dutch conductor Bernard Haitink had a six-decade career leading major orchestras across Europe, the U.S. and the U.K. He was hailed as a musician's musician, prizing the art well above glamor.
Pianist Lara Downes re-centers the music of the Great MigrationOctober 20, 2021Pianist Lara Downes' latest mini-album traces the story of the Great Migration of Black Americans from the south in the early to mid-20th century, with music by Florence Price and Harry T. Burleigh.
Pianist Emanuel Ax Makes Music With Lifelong Friend Yo-Yo MaOctober 20, 2021In this week’s New Classical Tracks, pianist Emanuel Ax teams up with longtime friend and collaborator Yo-Yo Ma to re-record Beethoven's cello sonatas for their new album, Hope Amid Tears.
Pianist Daniil Trifonov loves spending time with BachOctober 13, 2021Pianist Daniil Trifonov reflects on the life and works of Johann Sebastian Bach on his new album, Bach: The Art of Life.
