Classical Score

Nicole Lacroix speaks with Charles King, author of Every Valley: The Desperate Lives and Troubled Times That Made Handel's Messiah, an epic journey behind Handel's Messiah.

Evan Keely explores a new opera commissioned by IN Series, with stylistic elements drawn from both classical and blues elements. Music by Damien Geter and libretto by Jarrod Lee.

James Jacobs explores the 40-year legacy of the Juilliard String Quartet at the Library of Congress ahead of our final installment of Celebrating a Century of Concerts at the Library of Congress this Thursday.

Linda Carducci speaks with Steven Blier about his fascinating career as a collaborative pianist, playing with singers such as Renée Fleming and Jessye Norman, as shared in his new memoir.

Explore our three-part series on Debussy's La Mer with the Classical Breakdown podcast.

On this week's program of Celebrating a Century of Concerts at the Library of Congress, James Jacobs highlights The Budapest Quartet, who played 462 concerts at the Coolidge Auditorium between 1938 and 1962. 

Evan Keely speaks with The Thirteen's Artistic Director Matthew Robertson about their upcoming program, Light of a Clear Blue Morning, the first time The Thirteen has put on a performance with just four voices. 

Evan Keely speaks with Angel Gil-Ordóñez, Artistic Director of PostClassical Ensemble, about their upcoming program featuring the premiere of the chamber arrangement of Debussy's La Mer.

James Jacobs explores the historic recital given by Béla Bartók and Joseph Szigeti in 1940 at the Library of Congress, ahead of the special program showcasing the recital recording this Thursday at 8PM on WETA Classical.

Nicole Lacroix speaks with violinist and humanitarian Midori about her upcoming recital program at Sixth and I, presented by the Washington Performing Arts.

Nicole Lacroix celebrates the return of NSO Showcase on WETA Classical with a sneak peek into upcoming programs of archival recordings from the National Symphony Orchestra.

Jim Allison gives a sneak peek of the three operas from Wagner's Bayreuth Festival: Die Meistersinger, Parsifal, and Lohengrin ahead of their broadcast on Opera Matinee this November.