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A group of sixth, seventh and eighth grade students realized there was no children's book about the composer Florence Price. So they wrote, illustrated and published their own. -
Renee Klahr/Think of the best songs of 2021 as a playlist catering to the most basic human urges. Within it, booties were called, muffins were buttered and bloody revenge was contemplated. It was quite a year.
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Watch the young British sensation Sheku Kanneh-Mason's lovely, classical-inspired take on "No Woman, No Cry."
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Hear the group's subtle makeover of "Madeira River," a rippling portrait of one of the Amazon's grandest tributaries. -
This is likely to be one of the most beautiful albums you'll hear in 2018.
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Eavesdrop on a beautiful recital of German songs from fin de siècle Vienna, when music was transitioning from the swells of romanticism to the uncharted waters of modernism.
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The composer's new album is a feast for the ears that is companionable, symphonically expansive, danceable and (as its title suggests) ripe with melodies.
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In 1983, the Canadian Opera Company was the first to use simultaneous translations projected above the stage. Now it's an expected part of the opera-going experience.
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Bertucci unleashes a cascade of overlapping saxophone lines, with each small repetition spawning a new wave of curling, blending sounds.
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Watch the young Russian musician, who The Times of London calls "the most astounding pianist of our age," play a smart, Chopin-focused concert on a grand piano, precisely wedged behind the Tiny Desk.
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Accused of sexual harassment and shunned by the major American orchestras, Dutoit's relationship with the organization was described as "untenable."
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In 30 years of hosting All Things Considered, Robert Siegel says he's enjoyed "peeking inside the brains" of today's most intriguing classical musicians. Hear a few of his favorite interviews.
