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NPR's resident classical music specialist Tom Huizenga previews two of the albums he's looking forward to spending time with in 2021.

February 8, 2021. As we head towards Valentine's Day, we turn to a new recording of a great American love story. The cast album of the Metropolitan…

What began as Sir Edward Elgar's playful improvisation on the piano, led to international acclaim for one of his most beloved and mysterious works. After…

Sergei Rachmaninoff was born in Russia on April 1st, 1873. Now, 130 years later, watch this beautiful music video rendition of his Vocalise, played by…

The pugnacious post-bop player and composer, who was mentored by Miles Davis, had been hospitalized since last Wednesday.

The pugnacious post-bop player and composer, who was mentored by Miles Davis and Clark Terry, had been hospitalized since last Wednesday.

April 20, 2020. “If music be the food of love, play on.” The Baltimore Consort’s latest recording, The Food of Love, takes its cue from Duke Orsino’s…

We learn all kinds of interesting things when we're at loose ends during a pandemic lockdown. Did you know that Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Music Director Marin Alsop co-founded a swing band?

Little did I know, as I sat in Verizon Hall back on March 7th waiting for the concert to begin, that it would be the last Philadelphia Orchestra concert…

The Grammy-winning American cellist had a wide-ranging career that spanned Bach to new music written by Augusta Read Thomas. His colleagues also treasured him as a generous musical collaborator.