Feb 17th, 2010 · The young British soprano Kate Royal grew up in a pop-music household with a singer-songwriter as a father. But she found her way to classical music and now has a blossoming career. Hear her sing Mahler in concert with the L.A. Philharmonic.
Feb 6th, 2010 · Amid the desperation and despair in earthquake-ravaged Port-au-prince, musicians from Haiti's national chorus, jazz band and philharmonic gave their first post-quake concert. The musicians were able to rescue some instruments from the rubble, and they held the concert in the devastated neighborhood of Bell Aire to bring hope to the displaced.
Oct 9th, 2009 · An energetic young conductor from Venezuela is taking the reins of the Los Angeles Philharmonic as its new music director. Gustavo Dudamel, a product of the revolutionary Venezuelan music teaching technique called "El Sistema" brings something of a rock star aura to his new post.
Sep 17th, 2009 · Alan Gilbert is the first native-born New Yorker to hold the post, and he follows such luminaries as Gustav Mahler and Leonard Bernstein. But the shoes he's stepping into are already comfortable: He literally grew up with the Philharmonic. Gilbert's parents played in the violin section, and his mom still does.
Jul 2nd, 2009 · After conducting the world's most famous orchestra for seven years, Lorin Maazel gave his last performance June 27. But, at 79, Maazel has now launched a two-week festival on a Virginia farm, and he also intends to teach aspiring conductors. Maazel tells NPR about what it takes to be a successful conductor.
Jun 2nd, 2009 · When clarinetist Stanley Drucker retires from the New York Philharmonic at the end of June, he will have played in more than 10,200 concerts, with 400 different conductors, over a 60-year tenure.
Feb 6th, 2009 · Composer, conductor and pianist Lukas Foss led several orchestras in his career, and took the Brooklyn Philharmonic from a community orchestra to a vital part of New York City's music scene. Foss died Feb. 1. He was 86.
Jul 17th, 2008 · The commanding pianist has won enthusiastic audiences in venues around the world. He visits one of his favorite concert halls to perform one of his favorite pieces — Schubert's Piano Trio No. 1 — with members of the L.A. Philharmonic.