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
Oct 08 Friday on the NewsHour: Composer Jennifer Higdon and Violinist Hilary Hahn By Tom LeGro, Anne Azzi Davenport Jeffrey Brown's extended interview with Jennifer Higdon and Hilary Hahn's performance of Bach's Sarabande in D minor. Continue reading
Jul 30 Friday on the NewsHour: Sting Gets Strings For New Orchestral Album International pop star Sting is in the midst of an American and world tour with his 'band'. This summer, that means a 45-piece band made up from members of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, who have been helping him re-create his… Continue reading
Apr 15 Conversation: Pulitzer Prize Winner in Music, Jennifer Higdon By Tom LeGro Composer Jennifer Higdon is the recipient of this year's Pulitzer Prize in Music. Continue reading
Dec 07 Monday on the NewsHour: The Metropolitan Opera's Grand Revitalization Act By Tom LeGro More of Jeffrey Brown's interviews with Renee Fleming and Bart Sher, and excerpts of the Metropolitan Opera's "The Barber of Seville" and "Tosca."… Continue reading
Dec 07 Watch At The Met, Staging a Revival for Grand Opera With opera attendance down some 34 percent over the last six years, New York's storied Metropolitan Opera is asking how it can help keep a cherished art form not only alive, but thriving. Continue watching
Nov 19 Thursday on the NewsHour: Wu Man By Tom LeGro Tonight on the NewsHour, Jeffrey Brown talks to Wu Man, who at age 45 is one of the world's leading musical ambassadors. She's a master of the pipa -- a four-stringed lute with ancient roots in central Asia and China. Continue reading