Arts Oct 30 Ben Folds on taking a stand for artistic freedom after Trump’s Kennedy Center takeover By Amna Nawaz, Jackson Hudgins
Arts Feb 28 National Symphony cancels Japan concerts due to virus In an announcement Thursday night, the orchestra scrapped performances from March 6-11 in Fukui, Sakai, Hiroshima and Tokyo. By Associated Press
Arts Oct 28 Watch For Ben Folds, an Orchestral Backing Makes Classic Sense When rock 'n' roll pianist Ben Folds writes songs, he often does so with an orchestra in mind. Now on tour performing with leading symphonies, Folds is experiencing a homecoming of sorts, reports Jeffrey Brown.
Nation Apr 27 Watch Cellist, Conductor Mstislav Rostropovich Dies at Age 80 Mstislav Rostropovich, a cellist and conductor who also made a name for himself as a human rights activist, died in Moscow on Friday at the age of 80. A music critic discusses his life and work.