February 19, 2026 • The classic spiritual conjures themes of freedom and resilience, which flow through a conversation between pianist Lara Downes and the founder of the Equal Justice Initiative.

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by The idea that musicians and their work are apolitical flourished after World War II, in part thanks to the process of denazification. By Emily ...

Earlier this month, New York’s Metropolitan Opera cut ties with Anna Netrebko, the Russian soprano, after she refused to comply with the Met’s demand that she criticize Vladimir Putin amid his ...

Her diary overflows with her devotion to books and movies. But after rereading the entries, a critic was struck by how often ...

World War II has been the focus of hundreds of movies. This week on Reel Music you’ll hear themes from the best of them. From the heroic intensity of Midway to the haunting beauty of Schindler’s List ...

If you’ve attended any classical-music concert in the past 50 years, you’re likely to have heard a technically superior performance of old music, and no new music at all that you could understand or ...

Why do we focus on the bad news stories about cuts and crises in classical music ? Musicians are doing incredible things to engage, support and sustain us; we should tell those stories too When did ...