In Fort Worth, auditioning for the Cliburn is like “a gladiator fight with a...
WRR's Emilio Alvarez checks in with three pianists who hope to make the cut at auditions for the prestigious competition.
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I got to the Pepsico Recital Hall early one morning this week, when the day’s first competitors were still warming their fingers in nearby practice rooms. Cliburn staff were trickling into the...
View ArticleJean-Yves Thibaudet: Tiny Desk Concert
The famed Frenchman brings all his elegance and colorful playing to music by Ravel, Brahms and Villa-Lobos.
View ArticleDallas Opera announces 25-26 season, which includes a once-in-a-lifetime...
The Dallas Opera has announced its 68th season, which includes four mainstage productions, all new to Dallas as company or U.S. premieres. WRR’s Amy Bishop recently caught up with Ian Derrer, TDO’s...
View ArticleAshley Jackson brings spirituals to the harp
The rising harpist explores spirituals, musical ancestors and the influence of church on her new album, Take Me to the Water.
View ArticleComposer Carlos Simon carries his ancestors with him
The rising composer talks about the influence of the church on his music and the premiere of his Good News Mass at the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
View ArticleWRR101 Focus on the Arts: DSO’s mastery of Mahler & mindreading
Nearing his 6th season as Music Director of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Fabio Luisi has reached a new level of oneness with the musicians, to the point of almost “reading each other’s minds.” In...
View ArticleJulia Bullock & Christian Reif: Tiny Desk Concert
The soprano and her pianist husband offer a deeply considered look at the human condition through seven distinct songs.
View ArticleSandbox Percussion: Tiny Desk Concert
From plumbing pipes and rice bowls to vibraphones and one big bass drum, Sandbox Percussion makes mesmerizing music that you have to see to believe.
View ArticleWRR101 Focus on the Arts: Bass Raymond Aceto returns with the FWSO for...
“There’s all the things we love about opera, right? Lust, rage…. all the wonderful things that, of course, unfortunately, are still timely – but it’s such a beautiful story and such a beautiful opera,”...
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