CLASSICAL MUSIC

Scott Yoo discovers how American composers are inspired by their immigrant roots today through two composers: Brazilian-born Sergio Assad and Indian American Reena Esmail.

As host and violinist Scott Yoo and pianist Anna Polonsky attempt to record Beethoven's "Kreutzer" Sonata, the increasingly irritated composer reminisces about his own history with the piece.

Tenor Jonas Kaufmann, accompanied by the Vienna Philharmonic, sings Calàf's aria from the final act of Puccini's opera "Turandot."

Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, sings Gustav Mahler’s “Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen” and Édith Piaf's “La vie en rose.”

Legendary soprano Anna Netrebko sings Rachmaninoff's “A Dream” from Vienna's Spanish Riding School accompanied by pianist Pavel Nebolsin.

Recorded in February from the Spanish Riding School in Vienna, Austria, the megastar performs Russian songs by Rachmaninoff, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Tchaikovsky as well as selections by Debussy, Dvořák, Fauré and Strauss. Accompanied by Pavel Nebolsin on piano, the program also features mezzo-soprano Elena Maximova for ...

Enjoy the songs of the internationally beloved tenor’s 2020 album recorded on location in Malta. Selections performed include “Gratia Plena,” a duet with Cecilia Bartoli, and new interpretations of “Ave Maria” and Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah.”

Married operatic duo Aleksandra Kurzak and Roberto Alagna sing “Vogliatemi bene” from Puccini's "Madama Butterfly."

Recorded in August, the married tenor and soprano duo perform arias and duets from the Château de la Chèvre d’Or perched on a cliff in the South of France. selections performed include the love duet from “Madama Butterfly,” the hilarious “Caro elisir” from “L’Elisir d’Amore,” ...

Academy Award winning composer, Tan Dun, explores the power of Nu Shu, a sacred language created by Chinese women and passed down from generation to generation.