In 2019 there was a ceremony in Iceland to memorialize the Ok glacier that melted away. A plaque was installed in its former spot and Marcus Maroney composed a piece inspired by the inscription on that plaque. ROCO performs Maroney's ‘OK, Goodbye.' yourclassical.org/episode/2023/0…

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Pierre Jalbert wrote a piece for Carol Wincenc to celebrate her 50th anniversary season. On today's show, Carol Wincenc and the Escher Quartet perform the world premiere of Jalbert's "Air in Motion" from a concert at The Morgan in New York City. yourclassical.org/episode/2023/0…

Music can express many emotions: moments of tenderness, passion and fear. All those emotions shared without a single word. Today we'll hear 'Transfigured Night' by Arnold Schoenberg from a concert presented by the Kingston Chamber Music Festival. yourclassical.org/episode/2023/0…

Composer Bruce Adolphe joins us weekly for the Piano Puzzler. Bruce re-writes a familiar tune in the style of a composer and one of our listeners tries to guess the hidden tune and the composer whose style he's imitating. Play the PT Piano Puzzler today! yourclassical.org/episode/2023/0…

At 17, Kayhan Kalhor left his home in Iran, fled for safety, and walked over 2500 miles to Italy alone with just a small backpack and his beloved kamancheh (spiked fiddle). We'll hear music Kalhor wrote for Yo-Yo Ma and SILKROAD on today’s show. yourclassical.org/episode/2023/0…

We are thrilled to announce that Performance Today has selected acclaimed Venezuelan composer and pianist Gabriela Montero as the 2023 Classical Woman of the Year. Find out more! yourclassical.org/story/2022/03/…

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Ryuichi Sakamoto 坂本龍一, a trailblazing composer and producer who was one of the first musicians to incorporate electronic production into popular songcraft, has died at 71. yourclassical.org/story/2023/04/…

In the early 1900s, English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams was deeply inspired by a hymn written four centuries earlier. Join us today to hear a Buffalo Philharmonic (BuffaloPhilharmonicOrchestra) performance of Vaughan Williams' 'Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis.' yourclassical.org/episode/2023/0…

Compared to Dvorak's big hits, his "Poetic Tone Pictures" have flown mostly under the radar. It's a collection of musical poetry and each piece reflects a different "picture." Leif Ove Andsnes says it's gorgeous, and we'll hear him play it on today's show. yourclassical.org/episode/2023/0…

Join us today for the world premiere performance of a concerto Michael Abels wrote for Slovenian Mak Grgić. We'll hear the story behind the piece and how it became an emotional collaboration inspired by the idea of finding beauty in troubled environments. yourclassical.org/episode/2023/0…

Composer Inocente Carreño was born in 1919 on a little Venezuelan island called Margarita. On today's show, hear the music he wrote in tribute to his beloved home island: "Margariteña" by Inocente Carreño. yourclassical.org/episode/2023/0…

According to the song, whenever "The Girl from Ipanema" passes someone, they respond: "Ahhh." Dylan Schneider drew inspiration from that moment to create a piece. Hear the Cassatt String Quartet perform "Goes A-H-H-H" from a concert in Vinalhaven, ME. yourclassical.org/episode/2023/0…

Polyrhythm means two or more different rhythms going at the same time. Composer Kenji Bunch recently wrote a piece using polyrhythm as a metaphor for the peaceful coexistence of opposing ideologies. On today's show, hear "Time In" by Kenji Bunch. yourclassical.org/episode/2023/0…

Maurice Ravel’s Violin Sonata No. 2 is known for its show-stopping moments, but Joshua Bell says that the very beginning of the piece is his favorite. We’ll hear Joshua Bell play Ravel’s Violin Sonata No. 2 alongside pianist Peter Dugan on today’s show. yourclassical.org/episode/2023/0…