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Maybe the Republican National Convention should come to town every week, because there hasn't been this much arts activity in New York in a long time. WNYC cultural reporter Alicia Zu... (episode)
Today on Soundcheck: music that eludes easy classification. The Clogs is a New England-based, four-piece ensemble that uses classical instruments to play songs that blend classical, f... (episode)
Official banjoist for the New York Yankees and pianist-vocalist with Woody Allen's New Orleans Jazz Band, Cynthia Sayer has no shortage of good stories to tell, and we get a few today... (episode)
What could be the connection between Mozart’s "Requiem" and Indian and Persian improvisations? Lincoln Center's Mostly Mozart Festival hopes to find out tomorrow night when it presen... (episode)
On the show today, we’ll be talking about whether you can separate an artist’s political views from their music. Anthony DeCurtis of Rolling Stone magazine will be by to talk about t... (episode)
Broadway may be anticipating a slow couple of weeks at the box office, with the Republican National Convention in town and the traditionally slow Labor Day weekend. This may be all th... (episode)
Rapper and actor Mos Def has taken on Broadway with his performance in the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Topdog/Underdog" and has appeared in films such as "Monster's Ball" and "Showtime." ... (episode)
Violinist Joshua Bell is arguably one of the most well-known young classical musicians of our time. He’s performing as part of the Mostly Mozart Festival this month and he’ll be in to... (episode)
It’s not often that a concert pianist is described by critics as a “musician with smoke coming out of his ears.” Jed Distler has been feeding the fire of innovation at the Composers... (episode)
China’s oldest orchestra was founded in 1879, two years before the Boston Symphony. Since then, classical music has woven its way into the lives of ordinary Chinese people. Millions o... (episode)