From the Top
Sundays 3 - 4 p.m.
Hosted by acclaimed pianist Peter Dugan, each broadcast presents five high-caliber performances along with interviews, sketches and games, revealing the heart and soul behind extraordinary young musicians. From the Top is taped before live audiences in concert halls from Boston to Honolulu. From NPR.
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When he takes over, in the fall of 2027, he will be the youngest music director in the orchestra's 133-year history. -
One of the most performed living composers unpacks the power of melody in her music, her unconventional path to success and how visual art guides her process. -
A new album, American Counterpoints, reasserts the importance of two 20th century Black composers whose work has been neglected. -
Massachusetts officials said the future owners of the Iron Horse need to submit a certificate of good standing for former owner Eric Suher — and Suher has said it will be awhile. -
On Feb. 12, 1924, a sassy fusion of jazz and classical music debuted in New York, sparking a mutual exchange of ideas still debated today. -
The acclaimed conductor Seiji Ozawa died Tuesday. For 29 years he was the music director for the Boston Symphony Orchestra. His tenure brought global attention to both the orchestra and to Tanglewood, where Ozawa was once a student. -
During his residency of the famed Blue Note jazz club in New York, the OutKast-rapper-turned-flutist showed us why New Blue Sun is both less and more than that question. -
With an eye toward economic development and bringing visitors into Northampton, city officials now await — with caution — paperwork from real estate owner Eric Suher, that could advance his sale of The Calvin to new owners. -
The young Icelandic-Chinese singer, now a Grammy nominee, has been pegged by some as her generation's jazz savior — a burdensome role that arguably misreads her talents. -
One hundred years after her birth, Maria Callas still commands attention in the world of opera, which she forever altered with her singular, searing performances.
