Stefan Cohen
As the classical concert season ramps up, two of America's finest orchestras will soon be led by new conductors when Daniel Harding takes over in Los Angeles and Elim Chan leads in San Francisco.
A weekly look at local arts and culture events from KVPR and Donald Munro of The Munro Review. Hear the segments Thursday through Saturday on KVPR or find the podcast at KVPR.org. Learn about this week's "must see" arts events in one minute, courtesy of veteran arts journalist and critic Donald Munro.
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Courtesy of the artistThe Oscar winner, who first began writing music more than 50 years ago, has just released an album of original classical compositions. -
Karen Almond/Metropolitan OperaWith music by Missy Mazzoli, George Saunders' award-winning Civil War novel comes to surreal life in a stage adaptation making its world premiere at The Metropolitan Opera. -
Madison ThornRenée Fleming and Béla Fleck's joint project, which took more than 20 years to finalize, sees them collaborate with other folk musicians and singers. -
Umberto NicolettiThe French pianists celebrate more than a half century of recording together with a triple-disc set containing many brand new tracks. -
Marco BorggreveThe 12th century abbess, scientist and composer inspires new interpretations of her music, and new works, on an album spotlighting soprano Barbara Hannigan. -
Marta ArteagaAt last, the ambitious composer finds herself in the spotlight, with a Carnegie Hall residency and a sparkling new album featuring Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
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Jen Rosenstein
Pianist Jon Batiste has been busy. He's offering three new albums at once: one tribute to Mozart and two tributes to Thelonious Monk.
Explore the archives of this perennial KVPR series featuring young musicians from around the San Joaquin Valley.
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Courtesy of the Afghanistan National Institute of MusicThree years ago, a group of young musicians from Afghanistan and their teachers fled Kabul to remake their lives as a community in northern Portugal. Now, they are touring the U.S. -
Christine AlicinoThe revered interdisciplinary artist, now in her 80s, remains vigorous and regards the joy of curiosity as the key to staying young.
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