Classical Score

On the next program of America 250: A Classical Portrait, James Jacobs explores the vibrant and long-standing tradition of summer music festivals in America, where our orchestras some outdoors to play.

Linda Carducci speaks with pianist Alice Sara Ott about her career, bursting into the recording scene with Deutsche Grammophon, and new explorations while still embracing traditional repertoire.

Nicole Lacroix speaks with President and CEO of Washington Performing Arts about the exciting classical offerings this season, from Itzhak Perlman to the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and so much in between.

The week of August is filled with a busy itinerary at Staunton Music Festival as well as the Attacca String Quartet at Garth Newel Music Center.

On the next program of America 250: A Classical Portrait, James Jacobs explores living composers who are defining the American voice into the future, and highlights the new album from the Apollo Chamber Players "We The People".

Nicole Lacroix speaks with Finnish-Ukrainian conductor Dalia Stasevska about her new recording Ukrainian Mixtape with the BBC Symphony Orchestra where she is Principal Guest Conductor. 

Nicole Lacroix shares a look into the Staunton Music Festival, the perfect recipe of world class artists, a beautiful location, and a friendly community, with insights from Artistic Director Carsten Schmidt.

On the next program of America 250: A Classical Portrait, James Jacobs explores Terry Riley of the Minimalist movement, the developer of an extremely successful genre that helped sustain classical music.

Evan Keely speaks with pianist Simone Dinnerstein about her new album featuring the music of Philip Glass.

The week of August 10 boasts the NSO and Gianandrea Noseda on two different programs at Wolf Trap and the kick off of the Staunton Music Festival.

In the next program of America 250: A Classical Portrait, James Jacobs explores the export of American Jazz and how European composers eagerly adapted the idiom into their compositions.

This week, head out to Wolf Trap for Puccini's Tosca under the stars with Wolf Trap Opera!