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Starting next week, Lincoln Center's Great Performers series begins a two-week survey of the contemporary Dutch master, Louis Andriessen. One of Europe's most eminent composers, he is... (episode)
For many composers, a visit to any of America's numerous artists' colonies is a breath of air, a chance to get reacquainted with one's work and self. With names like Yaddo and MacDowe... (episode)
Does Mozart really all sound the same? Are Wagner's operas much better with cuts? Could Schumann never orchestrate his way out of a paper bag? David Hurwitz, executive editor of Class... (episode)
Two views of musical struggles during the Cold War take are featured today on Soundcheck. Conductor James Conlon is arguably the leading advocate for the composers who lost their live... (episode)
The Kitchen, the sprawling performance center on Manhattan's West Side, has provided a forum for experimental artists in many disciplines over the past three decades (like Philip Glas... (episode)
Having a world-famous parent in classical music can be a double-edged sword. They can help to open certain doors but the public's expectation of your talent is far greater than that o... (episode)
The WNYC Young People's Radio Chorus under the baton of Francisco Nunez makes a return visit to the Soundcheck studio to show again why the children’s chorus is inspiring works from s... (episode)
Tomorrow is Earth Day, which makes it a fine time to look at two "eco-friendly" musical works. We’re joined by composer Nathan Currier whose new oratorio, "Gaian Variations" attempts ... (episode)
Ugandan flutist Samite (pronounced SAH-mee-tay) was born and raised in Uganda, fled to Kenya in 1982 to escape political oppression and ultimately emigrated to the United States, sett... (episode)
Of today's superstar mezzo-sopranos Anne Sofie von Otter has the most exotic mystique. She doesn't attempt the vocal acrobatics of Rossini (à la Cecilia Bartoli) but specializes in ea... (episode)