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What will Renée Fleming do next? Pair up with banjo magus Béla Fleck, of course. Their new album explores Appalachian fo...
06/03/2026

What will Renée Fleming do next? Pair up with banjo magus Béla Fleck, of course. Their new album explores Appalachian folk songs.

Renée Fleming and Béla Fleck's joint project, which took more than 20 years to finalize, sees them collaborate with other folk musicians and singers.

When notes accessorize ...
05/29/2026

When notes accessorize ...

Two of our finest orchestras have just chosen new music directors. Hear a playlist of tracks conducted by Elim Chan, who...
05/28/2026

Two of our finest orchestras have just chosen new music directors. Hear a playlist of tracks conducted by Elim Chan, who will take over the San Francisco Symphony and Daniel Harding, who will lead the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Need a deep discovery experience? Try 1,000 years of music. Our mantra: Bach, Beethoven, before and beyond.

Yes, that's Laurie Anderson at the Tiny Desk! The mischievous visionary offers a career-spanning set with nods to dogs...
05/22/2026

Yes, that's Laurie Anderson at the Tiny Desk! The mischievous visionary offers a career-spanning set with nods to dogs, the stars and her late husband, Lou Reed.

The mischievous visionary offers a career-spanning set with nods to dogs, the stars and her late husband, Lou Reed.

... How does your garden blow?
05/22/2026

... How does your garden blow?

Breaking: Big news for San Francisco!
05/21/2026

Breaking: Big news for San Francisco!

In a historic move, Chan will become the first woman to lead one of the country’s ‘Big 7’ orchestras.

Schubert's ghost in the machine ...
05/15/2026

Schubert's ghost in the machine ...

For all the moms, and all the music they taught us ...
05/08/2026

For all the moms, and all the music they taught us ...

Hearty congratulations to Gabriela Lena Frank, whose orchestral work 'Picaflor: A future myth' won the Pulitzer for musi...
05/06/2026

Hearty congratulations to Gabriela Lena Frank, whose orchestral work 'Picaflor: A future myth' won the Pulitzer for music. Read an interview with the composer just minutes after she found out she won.

The composer created her own symphonic fable that weaves Andean cosmology with the natural world.

R.I.P. MTT ...
05/01/2026

R.I.P. MTT ...

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