/jpr-classics JPR Classics en-US Copyright Sun, 20 Oct 2024 15:01:11 GMT /jpr-classics/2024-10-20/charles-ives-vision-of-america-still-strikes-an-unsettling-chord To mark the 150th anniversary of the maverick American composer’s birth, pianist Jeremy Denk releases an Ives tribute album that educates, delights and confounds. Sun, 20 Oct 2024 15:01:11 GMT /jpr-classics/2024-10-20/charles-ives-vision-of-america-still-strikes-an-unsettling-chord Tom Huizenga /jpr-classics/2024-10-22/john-holiday-tiny-desk-concert The countertenor’s sparkling personality shines brightly in a wide ranging set that includes jazz, classical and spirituals. Fri, 18 Oct 2024 13:14:21 GMT /jpr-classics/2024-10-22/john-holiday-tiny-desk-concert Tom Huizenga /jpr-classics/2024-10-10/the-borderless-music-of-gabriela-ortiz At last, the ambitious composer finds herself in the spotlight, with a Carnegie Hall residency and a sparkling new album featuring Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Fri, 11 Oct 2024 00:39:48 GMT /jpr-classics/2024-10-10/the-borderless-music-of-gabriela-ortiz Tom Huizenga /jpr-classics/2024-10-03/a-beloved-music-producer-is-dying-his-clients-came-to-his-home-for-a-farewell-concert Adam Abeshouse was diagnosed with bile duct cancer last spring. His star classical music clients, including Joshua Bell, Simone Dinnerstein, Jeremy Denk, and Lara Downes, wanted to say goodbye. Thu, 03 Oct 2024 15:12:56 GMT /jpr-classics/2024-10-03/a-beloved-music-producer-is-dying-his-clients-came-to-his-home-for-a-farewell-concert Tom Vitale /jpr-classics/2024-09-27/a-mysterious-hum-and-a-charismatic-leader-stoke-chaos-in-missy-mazzolis-opera In The Listeners, a seductive cult leader and an unexplainable noise divides an innocent community and warps reality. Mazzoli's opera receives its U.S. premiere in Philadelphia. Sat, 28 Sep 2024 04:21:35 GMT /jpr-classics/2024-09-27/a-mysterious-hum-and-a-charismatic-leader-stoke-chaos-in-missy-mazzolis-opera Nate Chinen /jpr-classics/2024-09-16/her-piano-concert-was-six-years-in-the-making-then-puerto-ricos-power-went-out Puerto Rico’s unstable electric grid affects every sector of society, including the island’s rich cultural scene. An outage abruptly ended an emerging pianist’s recent concert, touching a nerve. Mon, 16 Sep 2024 09:00:00 GMT /jpr-classics/2024-09-16/her-piano-concert-was-six-years-in-the-making-then-puerto-ricos-power-went-out Adrian Florido /jpr-music/2024-08-26/music-among-friends-bryce-dessner-leans-into-his-classical-side A new album from the guitarist for the rock band The National spotlights pieces he’s written for friends like Katia Labèque, Colin Currie and Pekka Kuusisto. Mon, 26 Aug 2024 21:43:43 GMT /jpr-music/2024-08-26/music-among-friends-bryce-dessner-leans-into-his-classical-side Olivia Hampton, A Martínez /jpr-classics/2024-08-12/a-sibling-spark-fuels-isata-kanneh-masons-mendelssohn-album The rising young pianist, from a family of seven musical siblings, offers dynamic music by brother and sister Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn. Mon, 12 Aug 2024 14:48:29 GMT /jpr-classics/2024-08-12/a-sibling-spark-fuels-isata-kanneh-masons-mendelssohn-album Tom Huizenga /jpr-music/2024-08-09/young-afghan-musicians-are-rebuilding-their-art-together-in-portugal Three years ago, nearly 300 young Afghan musicians, their teachers and staff from their music school fled Afghanistan in fear for their lives after their country fell again to the Taliban. NPR followed them on their journey from Kabul to a new life. Fri, 09 Aug 2024 14:00:00 GMT /jpr-music/2024-08-09/young-afghan-musicians-are-rebuilding-their-art-together-in-portugal /jpr-music/2024-08-07/why-a-famed-cellist-played-for-a-herd-of-bison-on-the-blackfeet-indian-reservation Famed Cellist Yo-Yo Ma has a project dedicated to promoting and celebrating ecological healing. That led him to Glacier National Park to play for a herd of newly reintroduced bison. Wed, 07 Aug 2024 16:52:25 GMT /jpr-music/2024-08-07/why-a-famed-cellist-played-for-a-herd-of-bison-on-the-blackfeet-indian-reservation