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In the 16th century, the astronomer Galileo became an outcast because he supported a controversial hypothesis about the planet’s importance: He, like Copernicus, believed that... (episode)
Soundcheck concludes the week’s exploration of audiences by inviting listeners to weigh in on the subject. Host John Schaefer will take calls from listeners with stories of weird audi... (episode)
Infamous for his unorthodox concert programming, Canadian pianist, writer, and composer Glenn Gould declared at the end of his performance career that the classical concert was dead. ... (episode)
As a music critic for the New Yorker, Alex Ross has observed a variety of concert attendees in action. On today's program, he ponders the peculiarities of audience behavior an... (episode)
Cellist Felix Fan founded the Muzik3 festival, an eclectic concert series featuring classical, contemporary, and improvised music, and on Tuesday's show, he'll talk about the unique w... (episode)
This week’s editions of Soundcheck focus on those who listen to music rather than those who perform it: the esteemed members of the audience. The quirky contemporary-music sextet ... (episode)
Honoring the music from the former Soviet state of Ukraine, which has ended up in some unexpected places. On Friday’s program, live performances by bass Paul Plishka, a longtime star ... (episode)
Opera and Italian-cooking expert Fred Plotkin recently published Classical Music 101, a comprehensive guide to the art form. He’ll be in the studio with a list of composers he thi... (episode)
Classical guitarist Gyan Riley is a young artist with an artistically experimental famous parent (American composer Terry Riley), though the musical compositions of each differ dr... (episode)
During its 28 years on the contemporary classical music scene, New Music for Young Ensembles has paired emerging composers with young, up-and-coming performers, with the goa... (episode)