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Join cellist Jan Vogler and pianist Alessio Bax at the "doctor's office," where they make the case for Beethoven as the liberator of the cello by playing music from his cello sonatas.

After months of silence, music programs are attempting to resume limited in-person rehearsals at NOLA public schools, where the stakes go far beyond what kids do with their after-school time.

We’re focusing on some Christmas memories from stage, screen, and radio on this week’s Dress Circle (12-20 7:00 p.m.). After receiving quite a few…

The late August Wilson's first Broadway hit, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, has been adapted for the screen, starring Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman in his final film role.

With much gift wrapping and cooking yet to be done, pause to reflect on the story of the first Christmas with Sir Hubert Parry’s “Ode on the Nativity” and…

Ethan Sperry, Director of Choral Activities at Portland State University, and Artistic Director and Conductor of the Oregon Repertory Singers, hosts "A…

NPR Music's classical editor traces the high points of a year spent listening to new albums that offered comfort and confrontation in counterpoint with the relentless world outside the headphones.

Host Ryan Brandau shares some of his holiday favorites, in this journey through the Christmas holiday in music featuring tunes from the Renaissance…

NPR's Don Gonyea talks to comedian Sarah Silverman about her latest special, "Yearly Departed," and the lessons learned from the year.

Luker, who died of ALS Dec. 23, received Tony nominations for her performances in Showboat, The Music Man and Mary Poppins. She spoke to Fresh Air in 1999, 2000, 2013 and 2020.