https://www.wbjc.com/tags/npr-classical NPR Classical en-US Copyright Mon, 06 Jul 2026 08:18:26 GMT https://www.wbjc.com/2026-07-06/philip-glass-new-symphony-premieres-at-tanglewood-after-kennedy-center-cancellation Philip Glass' newest symphony, an homage to Abraham Lincoln, was supposed to premiere at the Kennedy Center — until it didn't. And then, the Boston Symphony Orchestra stepped in. Mon, 06 Jul 2026 08:18:26 GMT https://www.wbjc.com/2026-07-06/philip-glass-new-symphony-premieres-at-tanglewood-after-kennedy-center-cancellation Anastasia Tsioulcas https://www.wbjc.com/2026-06-26/at-nina-simones-childhood-home-in-search-of-how-it-would-feel-to-be-free Pianist Lara Downes and Pulitzer-winning author Salamishah Tillet discuss Nina Simone and one of her best-known songs at her lovingly restored birthplace in Tryon, N.C. Fri, 26 Jun 2026 19:40:21 GMT https://www.wbjc.com/2026-06-26/at-nina-simones-childhood-home-in-search-of-how-it-would-feel-to-be-free Lara Downes https://www.wbjc.com/2026-06-12/4-hands-on-the-keys-the-continuing-piano-adventures-of-the-fearless-labeque-sisters The French pianists celebrate more than a half century of recording together with a triple-disc set containing many brand new tracks. Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:41:58 GMT https://www.wbjc.com/2026-06-12/4-hands-on-the-keys-the-continuing-piano-adventures-of-the-fearless-labeque-sisters Tom Huizenga https://www.wbjc.com/2026-06-08/silent-marx-brother-harpo-speaks-in-newly-found-recording Harpo Marx — the "silent" Marx brother — can finally be heard speaking in a live album of recently recovered material, which was recorded just six months before he died in 1964. Mon, 08 Jun 2026 08:45:11 GMT https://www.wbjc.com/2026-06-08/silent-marx-brother-harpo-speaks-in-newly-found-recording Olivia Hampton https://www.wbjc.com/2026-05-29/a-star-soprano-and-a-banjo-virtuoso-lean-into-american-folk-tunes Renée Fleming and Béla Fleck's joint project, which took more than 20 years to finalize, sees them collaborate with other folk musicians and singers. Fri, 29 May 2026 08:47:30 GMT https://www.wbjc.com/2026-05-29/a-star-soprano-and-a-banjo-virtuoso-lean-into-american-folk-tunes Michel Martin, Olivia Hampton https://www.wbjc.com/2026-05-22/laurie-anderson-tiny-desk-concert The mischievous visionary offers a career-spanning set with nods to dogs, the stars and her late husband, Lou Reed. Fri, 22 May 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://www.wbjc.com/2026-05-22/laurie-anderson-tiny-desk-concert Tom Huizenga https://www.wbjc.com/2026-05-18/through-the-american-centuries-amazing-grace-endures The song, penned before American Independence by a slave trader turned abolitionist, has remained a source of comfort, inspiration and redemption. Mon, 18 May 2026 20:34:06 GMT https://www.wbjc.com/2026-05-18/through-the-american-centuries-amazing-grace-endures Lara Downes https://www.wbjc.com/2026-05-14/frida-kahlo-and-diego-rivera-dream-together-again-at-met-opera Gabriela Lena Frank's first opera, in its Met debut, sees late Mexican painter Frida Kahlo leaving the underworld on the Day of the Dead to be reunited with her husband and fellow artist Diego Rivera. Thu, 14 May 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://www.wbjc.com/2026-05-14/frida-kahlo-and-diego-rivera-dream-together-again-at-met-opera Jeff Lunden https://www.wbjc.com/2026-05-11/will-sharpe-imagines-mozarts-day-to-day-in-amadeus Sharpe played a newly rich tech bro on vacation in The White Lotus. Now he's starring as Mozart, a musical genius who struggles to "read the room" in a new limited TV series. Mon, 11 May 2026 17:22:45 GMT https://www.wbjc.com/2026-05-11/will-sharpe-imagines-mozarts-day-to-day-in-amadeus Ann Marie Baldonado https://www.wbjc.com/2026-05-04/gabriela-lena-frank-wins-music-pulitzer-for-picaflor-a-future-myth The composer created her own symphonic fable that weaves Andean cosmology with the natural world. Mon, 04 May 2026 22:15:14 GMT https://www.wbjc.com/2026-05-04/gabriela-lena-frank-wins-music-pulitzer-for-picaflor-a-future-myth Tom Huizenga