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A classical pianist on her genre’s ‘golden time’ — and Ray Charles
“Music entered my life before I knew it,” says classical pianist Jeanne Stark. Stark grew up in Belgium during what she calls a “golden time” for classical music and was granted a scholarship by the queen herself, who recognized Stark’s…
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How sports gave way to singing for this rising star
In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, J’Nai Bridges dreamed of playing professional basketball, but when she chose choir as her senior year elective, her teachers immediately recognized her gift. Now she’s a rising opera star.
This youth classical music program turns no students away
A program in Yakima, Washington educates under-served students on classical music study and performance.
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The members of Black Violin want to change perceptions about who can play what kind of music. Wil Baptiste on viola and Kev Marcus on violin met as high school orchestra nerds. Today they play genre-bending music, blending classical music…
Yo-Yo Ma has been on stage from an early age, turning out some 90 albums and performing for eight presidents. At 60, the classical music star is taking a step back to reflect on life. On his new album, "Songs…
Yo-Yo Ma's new album "Songs from the Arc of Life," which came out just before his 60th birthday, focuses on the ups and downs of the human experience.
Pianist Yuja Wang has evolved from prodigy to international superstar, with some help from one of her mentors, music director of the San Francisco Symphony Michael Tilson Thomas. In collaboration with KQED, Jeffrey Brown talks with the 28-year-old Chinese virtuoso…
