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Thirty years after he put his own band together and hit the road, Jazz/Classical trumpet legend Wynton Marsalis steps into the role of advocate and…

Hungarian-born conductor Georg Solti would have been 100 yesterday, and we're celebrating his recording legacy this week on Symphony @ 7. One of the most…

When arts funding comes up in conversation, the first name that comes to mind is the National Endowment for the Arts. Would it surprise you that they are…

Paul Chihara is a Japanese-American who grew up in a relocation camp during WWII, first in Idaho and later in Seattle. Even with the indignities suffered…

As part of the great musical send-off to the Summer Olympics in London, there was a preview of music to come in 2016 as part of the Rio de Janeiro Summer…

Pianist Nicholas McCarthy has released his own album, plays flawless Liszt, and is about to embark on an international career. McCarthy is a member of…

It has been nearly three-quarters of a century since the end of World War II, but the hatred of the Nazi regime, what it did and what it stood for, still…

When I know you better I'll tell you my stories about the carload of nuns trying to get into heaven. Until then, I direct you to Opera Project Columbus…

Wolfgang Sawallisch died recently on February 22 at the age 0f 89. He was a fine conductor with a great sense of musicality. He had retired to his home…

You can't talk about Benjamin Britten without talking about tenor Peter Pears. Peter Pears (1910-1986) and Britten were life partners from the time they…