IPR listeners are eligible for free tickets to select performances at Interlochen Arts Academy.

Interlochen's Keith Aleo joined Classical IPR to preview the Interlochen percussion ensemble’s performance of 'Paddle to the Sea' featuring Third Coast Percussion’s album.

"Purpose" by playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, now on Broadway under the direction of longtime actress Phylicia Rashad, explores the generational conflicts in the civil rights movement.

Three plays with Oscar-winning celebrities are currently leading the Broadway box office.

Multiple requests for pieces by Florence Price, Ludwig van Beethoven and Sergei Rachmaninoff, plus favorites by Mussorgsky, Gershwin and Handel

Classical IPR is asking for your help creating two special editions of Music by Request in April 2025.

On Saturday at 1 p.m., hear the Metropolitan Opera's broadcast of "Moby-Dick" by Jake Heggie.

Ty Chiko is a baritone, a baker, a visual artist and a social justice advocate. Originally from the Bahamas, he joined Interlochen's faculty last fall.

Michigan's Cerus Quartet wins honorable mention at the 2025 Plowman Chamber Music Competition.

Igor Stravinsky’s "The Rite of Spring" captures the fury of seasonal change, but the real story of renewal lies in the quiet process of seed germination.

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., has dissolved its Social Impact division, which partnered with local organizations to bring in diverse artists and audiences.

Rising harpist Ashley Jackson explores spirituals, musical ancestors and the influence of the church on her new album, Take Me to the Water. She spoke with NPR's Michel Martin.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with director Geremy Jasper about the importance of the soundtrack in his new post-apocalyptic musical O'Dessa.

Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet has performed with the world's most renowned orchestras on grand stages. He talks with NPR's Scott Detrow about his set at the Tiny Desk.

Orchestral favorites, choral gems, and ethereal piano sounds are among the requests for this first weekend of spring.

On Saturday at 1 p.m., hear the Metropolitan Opera's broadcast of two French operas by Maurice Ravel and Francis Poulenc.