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It's often said that during the 1990's, the lines between art and architecture became irrevocably blurred. Yet the cross-pollination between architecture and music is an even older an... (episode)
John Flansburgh, co-founder of the band They Might Be Giants, has teamed up with WNYC to create and host two hour-long specials called, "Now Hear This!" that will take listeners on an... (episode)
Having emerged from a child prodigy into a seasoned artist, the 30-year-old Lithuanian violinist Julian Rachlin has mastered the art of the smooth transition. Fifteen years ago, he ma... (episode)
Three musical chameleons—bassist and composer Edgar Meyer, bluegrass fiddling legend Sam Bush and dobro master Jerry Douglas (O Brother, Where Art Thou? Soundtrack—bring their free-sp... (episode)
Chris Janney is a professor in the school of architecture at Cooper Union, where he teaches a seminar called "Sound as a Visual Medium." He was recently tapped to curate a series of f... (episode)
More than two decades have passed since the late scholar Edward Said published "Orientalism," his pivotal study of how colonial biases colored the Western view of Asians and Arabs as ... (episode)
You might call it Neo-Operetta. It's a growing genre that's cropping up around Downtown arts spaces and today we feature two prominent examples. "The Slug Bearers of Kayrol Island, or... (episode)
With the orchestra scene in flux and major East Coast ensembles looking more and more like dinosaurs, the California maestro Michael Tilson Thomas is shaking things up at the San Fran... (episode)
René Pape is fast becoming one of the most sought-after singers in the world. He celebrated a trio of firsts recently: a Carnegie Hall solo debut, his first Metropolitan Opera outing ... (episode)
Talk about a juxtaposition. As the Metropolitan Opera embarks on three full cycles of Wagner's "Ring" Uptown, the Eos Orchestra is presenting "The Valkyrie," the second installment of... (episode)