Jan 20 La Scala, Berlin Philharmonic conductor Claudio Abbado dies at 80 By Ellen Rolfes Italian conductor Claudio Abbado died peacefully in Bologna at the age of 80. He will be remembered for his extraordinary conducting skills, a teacher who championed both new music and new talent. Continue reading
Dec 05 Watch Pianist Jeremy Denk on "the 'weirdnesses' of great music" Pianist Jeremy Denk spoke to Jeffrey Brown before a recital at the Kennedy Center. Continue watching
Jul 02 Watch Phish's Trey Anastasio on Community, Commitment and Classical Music Phish's Trey Anastasio on Community, Commitment and Classical Music… Continue watching
Jun 25 Profile of Phish's Trey Anastasio to Air July 2; Share Your Show Photos Now By Mike Melia Editor's note: This post will be updated with new videos leading up to the July 2 Trey Anastasio interview on the PBS NewsHour. // All right Phish fans, get ready: the PBS NewsHour's profile of Trey Anastasio will air… Continue reading
Jun 25 Watch Phish's Trey Anastasio Talks Deep Connection to Fans Phish's Trey Anastasio Talks Deep Connection to Fans… Continue watching
Jun 25 Watch How to Conduct If You've Never Picked Up a Baton How to Conduct If You've Never Picked Up a Baton… Continue watching
Feb 27 Watch Remembering Van Cliburn, 78, Classical Pianist Van Cliburn first gained worldwide attention when he won the first International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in Moscow at 23. Cliburn died at home at the age of 78 after a battle with bone cancer. In 2008, Jeffrey Brown profiled the… Continue watching
Jul 14 Watch Extended Interview: Leon Fleisher More of Jeffrey Brown's conversation with pianist and conductor Leon Fleisher. Continue watching
Nov 12 Conversation: Alex Ross' 'Listen to This' By Tom LeGro New Yorker music critic Alex Ross' new book is "Listen to This." His previous book, "The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the 20th Century," won a National Book Critics Circle Award and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Continue reading
Oct 29 'Rusty Musicians' Rub Bows With the Pros Hundreds of musicians took part in the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra's "Rusty Musicians," a concert in which amateurs had the opportunity to share stands with professionals under the direction of BSO Music Director Marin Alsop. Continue reading