Classical Music

Music for celebrating Labor Day, summer and natural surroundings fills this weekend's program.

The push to take away federal funds from NPR was done without realizing or caring how local stations like Classical IPR would be affected.

Viridian Strings presents string quartets by Joseph Haydn and Maurice Ravel, plus two world premiere performances of music by Ben Webster and by Cherie Van Maanen and Tom Childs.

Monet’s paintings depict a flower that blooms for only a few days before submerging to protect its seeds.

Stephen Nakagawa, a former Washington Ballet dancer, will be the new director of dance programming. The announcement comes five days after the Kennedy Center's previous chief was dismissed.

This episode has cutting-edge contemporary classical pieces, world music and comforting, familiar favorites among the selections.

An upcoming concert features pianist Bobbie Lange in a farewell performance honoring her musical service to northern Michigan.

Revisit a 2025 World Youth Symphony Orchestra performance of the Symphony no. 2 by Sergei Rachmaninoff, conducted by Delyana Lazarova.

Birds can’t sweat. And their feathers, while beautiful, act as insulation.

NPR speaks with cellist Camden Shaw and Chickasaw composer Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate about the Dover Quartet's album "Woodland Songs," featuring a commissioned suite of character studies of animals.