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For the past few Sundays at 8PM, and continuing to Easter on March 23rd, I’m offering listeners large-scale pieces that present, draw on, transform, and/or personalize various traditions of sacred music.

David Garland

Maybe it’s because of my own family background in the non-doctrinaire Unitarian church, but it has always seemed to me that while music is […]

Alondra de la Parra

At age twenty-two, Alondra de la Parra became the first Mexican woman to conduct in New York City. She’s gone on to found and direct her own New York-based orchestra, the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas, which promotes the establishment of classical repertoire from Latin and South America while promoting the region’s […]

Starting tonight, two new comic operas are being presented at Weill Hall: “Bastianello” by John Musto and “Lucrezia” by William Bolcom.

William Bolcom

Monday afternoon I went to the dress rehearsal, and after sitting through both operas — about 45 minutes worth — not only was I thoroughly entertained, but I walked away with a deeper understanding […]

Renée Fleming

Why can we not always take musical superstars seriously? Do we need to imagine them suffering for their craft or can we only imagine the weight of celebrity as a force of dilution? Culture critic John Rockwell explores his own past dealing with the prima donnas of the arts and explains why he must […]

Last Monday, when I began as the new weekday Host of Evening Music, I wanted to share music with you that was dear to me, and that helped transform my life. It was also my hope that this same music would speak directly to your heart and unite a community of music lovers from throughout […]

William Chapman Nyaho

Born in Washington D.C. but raised from an early age in Ghana, West Africa, pianist and scholar William Chapman Nyaho has been an avid proponent for composers of African descent through piano recitals throughout the world and the editing of an ambitious multi-volume set of piano music from Africa. Hear exclusively the unabridged […]

Yesterday morning, I spoke with Leonard Lopate on his show about my background and where I plan to take Evening Music. I thought you might enjoy this video clip of our conversation:

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